- A bag of wholewheat couscous
- 2 carrots
- 1 leek
- 1 lemon
- ½ a cucumber
- 1 pomegranate
- A pack of sirloin minute steaks
- A bag of rocket
- 100ml hot water
- A splash of olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Heatproof bowl
- Measuring jug
- Cling film or saucer
- Chopping board
- Vegetable peeler
- Knife
- Frying pan
- Wooden spoon
- Grater or zester
- Lemon juicer or fork
- Tongs or spatula
- Plate
- Foil
- 1.
Fill a kettle and boil it. Pop the couscous in a heatproof bowl. Pour in 100ml hot water from the kettle. Cover with cling film or a saucer. Put to one side to let the water soak in.
- 2.
Peel the carrots. Slice them into matchsticks. Pop the carrots in a pan. Cover with hot water from the kettle. Pop on a lid. Bring to the boil. Boil for 2 mins. Drain them.
- 3.
Trim the leek. Rinse and slice it. Heat a splash of olive in a frying pan. Add the carrots and leeks. Fry and stir for 8-10 mins over a low heat till the carrots are lightly browned and the leeks have softened. Take off the heat.
- 4.
Finely grate or pare the zest from the lemon. Juice it. Fluff up the couscous with a fork. Stir in the carrots, leek, lemon zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper.
- 5.
Halve the cucumber. Take one half and slice it lengthways. Run a teaspoon down the middle to scoop out the seeds. Slice the cucumber into crescents around 1/2 cm thick. Add to the couscous.
- 6.
Roll the whole pomegranate backwards and forwards a few times to loosen the seeds. Halve it. Tap each half with a wooden spoon to knock out the seeds. If that doesn’t work, scoop them out and pull them off the membranes. Add to the couscous
- 7.
Put the frying pan back on the heat again. Add a little more oil if you think it needs it. Season the steaks with some salt and pepper. Fry them for 1-2 mins each side till browned. Pop on a plate. Cover with foil. Rest for 2 mins.
- 8.
Wash the rocket under cold running water. Dry with a salad spinner or kitchen paper. Divide the rocket between 2 plates. Top with the couscous and the steaks to serve.