Roasted cherry tomato and cashew cous cous recipe

Name: Roasted cherry tomato and cashew cous cous recipe
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 red onions, cut into eighths; ¼ cup olive oil; ½ tsp salt, plus extra for seasoning; 3 cups reduced-salt chicken stock; 2 tbsp butter; 2 cups couscous; ¼ cup roasted cashews, roughly chopped; ¼ cup chopped parsley, to serve

Adan Liaw and Adam Liaw

January 3, 2018

This couscous absorbs both the stock and the roasting juices from the tomato to yield a dish that's strongly savoury and slightly sweet. William Meppem

easyTime:30 mins - 1 hourServes:4

Arguably the most popular North African ingredient to stay in some sort of vogue is cous cous.I can even remember the first time I cooked it – I was 17 years old and it was the first time I'd ever thrown a real, grown-up dinner party (it was also a double date of sorts, but the less said about that, the better). Since then it's been one of my regular warm-weather dishes. Cous cous is fantastic at absorbing flavour and doesn't feel heavy or stodgy, as other starchy foods can.

Ingredients

1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
2 red onions, cut into eighths
¼ cup olive oil
½ tsp salt, plus extra for seasoning
3 cups reduced-salt chicken stock
2 tbsp butter
2 cups couscous
¼ cup roasted cashews, roughly chopped
¼ cup chopped parsley, to serve

Method

Heat your oven to 180C. Toss the cherry tomatoes and red onions with the olive oil and season to taste with salt. Spread over a roasting tray lined with baking paper and cook for 30-40 minutes, until softened and slightly charred.
Place the chicken stock into a medium saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the butter, salt and cous cous, cover and remove from the heat.
Allow to steam for 5 minutes, then stir through the tomato and onion, including any juices and oil from the pan.
Turn the cous cous out onto a serving plate and scatter with the cashews and parsley to serve.
Tip: Paired with my juicy Tunisian slow-cooked lamb shoulder, this roasted tomato and cashew cous cous is a great dish for the warmer months that won't feel like it's slowing you down.