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RECIPES FROM HOLLY, KERRY, LAUREN, PETA, JOE & PEITA NOVEMBER 2009

Healthy Christmas Recipes 2009
Give your family a freinds a healthy treat this festive season!

Pumpkin Couscous Salad

800g butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded 2 tbsp olive oil 1 red onion, halved, sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 ¾  cups couscous 1 ¾ cups vegetable stock, boiling 150g stuffed green olives ½ cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped 1 small can chickpeas 2 tbsp lemon juice

1. Cut pumpkin into 2cm cubes. Cook in a saucepan of boiling water until just tender. Drain.
2. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, cook for 2 mins. Add garlic, drained chickpeas, cumin and ground coriander, cook for 1 minute before adding pumpkin and toss together. Set aside.
3. Place coucous in a heatproof bowl. Pour over stock. Cover with foil and stand for 2 minutes. Stir with a fork to fluff. Add pumpkin mixture, olives and coriander. Toss gently.
4. Pour lemon juice over salad and serve.

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