Plant based buddha bowl

Two buddha bowls on a kitchen top beautifully garnished with avocado, tomatoes, chickpeas, cucumber, olives, couscous and tenders served with hummus

We just love making buddha bowls – they’re perfect for adding delicious morsels and different flavours. We make ours with quick Moroccan couscous and tasty plant-based tenders. Here’s another take on this popular dish of ours; full of taste and goodness.

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Casablanca Couscous salad

A bowl of yellow grains, red and orange strips and green leaf salad, meat kebabs and lemon wedges in the back.

A tasty Moroccan themed salad that pairs well with koftas, chicken, or falafel. It’s fast and easy to make and will surely be a winner for your dinner or lunch guests.

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Herb crusted salmon with lemon couscous

A piece of cooked salmon on yellow couscous and greens on a blue plate.

Nothing tastes as good as NZ salmon with a twist of citrus. We used Marlborough-farmed Regal salmon for this recipe, which works beautifully with the citrus tang in the couscous. If you don’t have a good lemon with lots of juice, try an orange.

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Beef Steaks with Warm Vegetable and Couscous salad

Beef Steaks with Warm Vegetable and Couscous salad Midweek meals often need to be quick and easy, so this warm couscous salad served with juicy steak is ideal. A variety of cooked vegetables are tossed with the couscous. You can use any seasonal vegetables you fancy to create your own version. This is a well…

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Lamb with Yoghurt, Coriander, Vegetable Couscous

Lamb with Yoghurt, Coriander, Vegetable Couscous Here’s a very tasty recipe for you to try using Mahaki Valley Lamb Steaks from Silver Fern Farms, finished off with a coriander marinade and served over a vegetable couscous. Yum!! Ingredients Lamb 1 pack of Silver Fern Farms M?haki Valley Lamb Steaks Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to…

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The Best Couscous

curried couscous healthy food ideas

Couscous is a wonderfully versatile low GI pasta made from tiny grains of dough served steamed. It hails from Morocco and enjoyed in Algeria and Northern Africa, but we Kiwis love its health benefits and light texture. Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 cup raw couscous, preferably whole wheat 1/4 tsp salt, plus more to taste 4…

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Baked Chicken with Leek

Baked Chicken with Leek A hearty chicken dish is perfect any time of year. This casserole recipe is so versatile: a family recipe everyone will love; great for a pot luck dinner get-together; or in cooler months, just ideal. It’s an all-round winner! Serves: 4 Ingredients 1/4 cup plain flour 8 chicken thigh fillets, trimmed,…

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