- 150g wholewheat couscous
- 12 lamb meatballs
- 1 red onion
- 1 pomegranate
- ½-1 tsp harissa paste
- 150g Greek style yogurt
- 50g lamb's lettuce
- 300ml boiling water
- 4 tsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Measuring jug
- Baking tray
- 1.
Fill your kettle and boil it. Tip the couscous into a heatproof bowl and pour in 300ml boiling water. Stir with a fork, cover the bowl with a plate and set aside for 12-15 mins. The couscous will soak up the water and become tender.
- 2.
Preheat your grill to high. Line a baking tray or the gill pan with foil and place the meatballs on the tray. Slide under the grill and cook for 5 mins.
- 3.
While the meatballs grill, peel the red onion and slice it into wedges. Pop in a bowl and toss with 2 tsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- 4.
After 5 mins, take the meatballs out from under the grill. Arrange the onion wedges on the tray. Slide back under the grill for a further 8-10 mins, turning the meatballs over a couple of times till they're browned and cooked through (there won't be any pink in the middle if you slice into them). The onion should be tender and caramelised.
- 5.
While the meatballs and onion grill, halve the pomegranate and hold 1 half over a bowl, cut-side down. Use a wooden spoon to whack the pomegranate. The seeds should fall out. Pull out any seeds that stay stuck and discard the skin and white pith. Repeat with the other half.
- 6.
Add ½ tsp harissa paste to a bowl (it's spicy so start with ½ tsp – you can always add more if you want to turn up the heat) with 2 tsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir together to thin the harissa paste, then stir in the yogurt. Taste and add more harissa if you think it needs it.
- 7.
Fluff the couscous and divide it between a couple of warm plates. Top with handfuls of lamb's lettuce, and the grilled meatballs and red onion. Drizzle over the harissa yogurt and scatter over the pomegranate seeds to serve.