Dinner is sorted! Couscous is loaded with juicy cucumber, fragrant fried onion, and diced tomatoes, then topped with Moroccan-flavoured ostrich chunks. A generous dollop of pesto yoghurt completes this lip-smacking meal.
Pesto Couscous Salad & Ostrich
Pesto Couscous Salad & Ostrich
with tomatoes, cucumber & NOMU Moroccan Rub
Hands on Time: 20 - 35 minutes
Overall Time: 25 - 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- Couscous
- Cucumber
- Low Fat Plain Yoghurt
- NOMU Moroccan Rub
- Onion
- Onions
- Ostrich
- Ostrich Chunks
- Pesto Princess Basil Pesto
- Tomato
- Tomatoes
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Paper Towel
FLUFFY COUSCOUS
Boil the kettle. Place the couscous in a bowl with 75ml of boiling water. Stir through a drizzle of olive oil and seasoning. Cover and steam until rehydrated, 5-8 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
FOR THE FRESHNESS
Peel and slice ½ the onion. Rinse and cut the cucumber into matchsticks. Rinse and roughly dice the tomato. In a small bowl, combine the yoghurt and the pesto. Season and set aside.
SOFT, SILKY ONION
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the sliced onion and fry until soft, 4-5 minutes (shifting occasionally). In the final minute, add ½ the NOMU rub. Remove from the pan and set aside.
NOW FOR THE PROTEIN
Return the pan to high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the ostrich until browned, 1-2 minutes per side. In the final minute, baste with the remaining rub.
COMBINE, THEN DINE!
In a bowl, combine the cooked couscous, the cucumber matchsticks, the fried onion, the diced tomato, ¾ of the pesto yoghurt, and seasoning.
O-YUM OSTRICH
Make a bed of the loaded couscous and top with the ostrich chunks. Dollop over the remaining pesto yoghurt. Easy peasy, Chef!
Couscous - 75ml
Onion - 1
Cucumber - 50g
Tomato - 1
Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 30ml
Pesto Princess Basil Pesto - 15ml
NOMU Moroccan Rub - 10ml
Ostrich Chunks - 150g
FLUFFY COUSCOUS
Boil the kettle. Place the couscous in a bowl with 150ml of boiling water. Stir through a drizzle of olive oil and seasoning. Cover and steam until rehydrated, 5-8 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
FOR THE FRESHNESS
Peel and slice the onion. Rinse and cut the cucumber into matchsticks. Rinse and roughly dice the tomato. In a small bowl, combine the yoghurt and the pesto. Season and set aside.
SOFT, SILKY ONION
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the sliced onion and fry until soft, 4-5 minutes (shifting occasionally). In the final minute, add ½ the NOMU rub. Remove from the pan and set aside.
NOW FOR THE PROTEIN
Return the pan to high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the ostrich until browned, 1-2 minutes per side. In the final minute, baste with the remaining rub.
COMBINE, THEN DINE!
In a bowl, combine the cooked couscous, the cucumber matchsticks, the fried onion, the diced tomato, ¾ of the pesto yoghurt, and seasoning.
O-YUM OSTRICH
Make a bed of the loaded couscous and top with the ostrich chunks. Dollop over the remaining pesto yoghurt. Easy peasy, Chef!
Couscous - 150ml
Onion - 1
Cucumber - 100g
Tomato - 1
Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 60ml
Pesto Princess Basil Pesto - 30ml
NOMU Moroccan Rub - 20ml
Ostrich Chunks - 300g
FLUFFY COUSCOUS
Boil the kettle. Place the couscous in a bowl with 225ml of boiling water. Stir through a drizzle of olive oil and seasoning. Cover and steam until rehydrated, 5-8 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
FOR THE FRESHNESS
Peel and slice 1½ of the onions. Rinse and cut the cucumber into matchsticks. Rinse and roughly dice the tomatoes. In a small bowl, combine the yoghurt and the pesto. Season and set aside.
SOFT, SILKY ONION
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the sliced onion and fry until soft, 5-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). In the final minute, add ½ the NOMU rub. Remove from the pan and set aside.
NOW FOR THE PROTEIN
Return the pan to high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the ostrich until browned, 1-2 minutes per side. You may need to do this step in batches. In the final minute, baste with the remaining rub.
COMBINE, THEN DINE!
In a bowl, combine the cooked couscous, the cucumber matchsticks, the fried onion, the diced tomato, ¾ of the pesto yoghurt, and seasoning.
O-YUM OSTRICH
Make a bed of the loaded couscous and top with the ostrich chunks. Dollop over the remaining pesto yoghurt. Easy peasy, Chef!
Couscous - 225ml
Onions - 2
Cucumber - 150g
Tomatoes - 2
Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 90ml
Pesto Princess Basil Pesto - 45ml
NOMU Moroccan Rub - 30ml
Ostrich Chunks - 450g
FLUFFY COUSCOUS
Boil the kettle. Place the couscous in a bowl with 300ml of boiling water. Stir through a drizzle of olive oil and seasoning. Cover and steam until rehydrated, 5-8 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
FOR THE FRESHNESS
Peel and slice the onions. Rinse and cut the cucumber into matchsticks. Rinse and roughly dice the tomatoes. In a small bowl, combine the yoghurt and the pesto. Season and set aside.
SOFT, SILKY ONION
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the sliced onion and fry until soft, 5-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). In the final minute, add ½ the NOMU rub. Remove from the pan and set aside.
NOW FOR THE PROTEIN
Return the pan to high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the ostrich until browned, 1-2 minutes per side. You may need to do this step in batches. In the final minute, baste with the remaining rub.
COMBINE, THEN DINE!
In a bowl, combine the cooked couscous, the cucumber matchsticks, the fried onion, the diced tomato, ¾ of the pesto yoghurt, and seasoning.
O-YUM OSTRICH
Make a bed of the loaded couscous and top with the ostrich chunks. Dollop over the remaining pesto yoghurt. Easy peasy, Chef!
Couscous - 300ml
Onions - 2
Cucumber - 200g
Tomatoes - 2
Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 125ml
Pesto Princess Basil Pesto - 60ml
NOMU Moroccan Rub - 40ml
Ostrich Chunks - 600g
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