McGivern family recipes
Chorizo and squid couscous
4 servings
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Couscous
4 spring onions
100g baby spinach
1 bunch of fresh mint
1 mug (300g) of couscous
1 lemon
Chorizo & squid
400g baby squid, gutted and cleaned
80g cured chorizo sausage olive oil
2 mixed-colour peppers
1 tbsp runny honey sherry vinegar
2 cloves of garlic
8-10 black olives (stone in)
Garnishes
50g feta cheese
1 heaped tsp harissa
4 tbsp fat-free natural yoghurt
Directions
Blitz the trimmed spring onions in the processor with the spinach, most of the top leafy half of the mint and a pinch of salt and pepper until fine • Remove the blade, stir in 1 mug of couscous and 'mugs of boiling water, put the lid on and leave to sit in the processor • Cut open the squid tubes and, using a regular eating knife, lightly score the inside in 0.5cm crisscrosses, then slice with a sharp knife about 1cm thick, and roughly slice the legs
Slice the chorizo and put it into the pan with 2 tablespoons of oil • Deseed slice and add the peppers, then about 4 minutes later stir in all the squid the honey and a splash of vinegar • Squash over the unpeeled garlic through a garlic crusher, destone and add the olives and stir for a few more minutes
Fluff up the couscous and mix with the juice of ½ a lemon, then tip on to a big board or platter • Spoon the squid, peppers and chorizo over the couscous • Crumble the feta over the top and pick over the remaining mint leaves • In a small bowl, ripple the harissa through the yoghurt and serve everything together, with lemon wedges on the side
4 servings
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