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Couscous and Aubergine with Lentils

Aubergine and onion cook until tender, then lentils, couscous and brown rice are folded in. Sesame oil and parsley finish the dish.

  • main course
  • shared table

Method

Steps

  1. Step 1

    Use 180 g cooked, drained lentils. Weigh rice and couscous dry. Cook rice in 1500 ml boiling water for its package time; reserve 150 ml and drain.

  2. Step 2

    Cover couscous with remaining 180 ml boiling water for 5–10 minutes or its package time, then fluff.

  3. Step 3

    Dice aubergine into 1 cm cubes and chop onion and parsley.

  4. Step 4

    Heat olive oil in a large lidded pan over medium heat. Cook onion and aubergine for 8 minutes.

  5. Step 5

    Add reserved water, cover and simmer for 12–15 minutes until aubergine is tender.

  6. Step 6

    Fold in lentils, rice and couscous and heat for 3–5 minutes.

  7. Step 7

    Stir in sesame oil and parsley, rest off heat for 3 minutes and serve.

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