- 150g wholewheat couscous
- 25g raisins
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 500g broad beans
- 1 red onion
- 1 lemon
- A handful of mint, leaves only
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tbsp tahini
- 1 pointed cabbage
- 1/2 x 200g feta
- Sea salt
- 300ml boiling water
- Freshly ground pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3-4 tbsp cold water
- 1.
Tip the couscous into a large mixing bowl and stir in the raisins, 1 tsp each turmeric and cinnamon and a good pinch of salt. Pour in 300ml boiling water, stir together and cover with a large plate. Set aside to soak.
- 2.
Pod the broad beans. Fill a large saucepan with boiling water and add a pinch of salt. Return to the boil and add the beans. Blanch for 2 mins, then use a slotted spoon to transfer them to a bowl. Keep the hot water in the saucepan for later.
- 3.
Peel and finely slice the red onion and add to the broad beans. Zest in the lemon and squeeze in half of the juice. Sprinkle in a little salt and pepper and mix well. Pick the mint leaves, shred, then slide them into the bowl.
- 4.
Peel and grate the garlic into a bowl. Squeeze in the remaining lemon juice, and add 1 tbsp tahini, 1 tbsp olive oil and 3-4 tbsp cold water. Add a little salt and pepper and mix together into a dressing.
- 5.
Slice the cabbages lengthways into quarter wedges. Bring the large saucepan of water back to the boil and add the cabbage. Simmer for 3-4 mins, drain well and transfer to a plate.
- 6.
Pour 1 tbsp oil into a large frying or griddle pan and bring to a high heat. When smoking hot, carefully add the cabbage wedges, cut-side down, and cook for 3 mins, till charred, then turn and cook on the other cut side, for 3 mins, till charred.
- 7.
Fluff up the couscous with a fork and stir through the mint, broad beans and red onion, along with the lemony juices, another pinch of salt and pepper and 1 tbsp olive oil.
- 8.
Heap the couscous onto a couple of plates and top with wedges of the charred cabbage. Crumble over half the pack of feta, and spoon over the tahini dressing to serve.
- Tip
Better with feta Sprinkle the remaining feta over toast that's been smooshed with avocado and drenched with lime for a breakfast of champions.