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Chorizo sausages with roasted squash and herby couscous
Chorizo brings a touch of spice to this dish but for extra kick, add a pinch of chilli flakes before roasting the squash.
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: 50 minutes
- Total time: 1 hour
Serves: 2
Ingredients
1 small essential butternut squash, deseeded and cut into 1-2cm thick slices
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
10 sage leaves
6 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tbsp olive oil
400g pack 6 pork chorizo sausages
½ tsp hot paprika
100g essential couscous
3 tbsp natural yogurt
½ lemon, zest and juice
25g pack flat leaf parsley, leaves chopped
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 220˚C, gas mark 7. Over 2 baking trays, toss together the squash, fennel and cumin seeds, sage, most of the garlic and 1½ tbsp oil; season and tuck in the sausages. Roast for 45-50 minutes until golden and cooked through.
2. Meanwhile, heat ½ tbsp oil and the paprika in a small frying pan for 1 minute until fragrant; set aside. Cook the couscous according to pack instructions, stir through the paprika oil, season then cover until ready to serve. In a small bowl, mix together the yogurt, remaining 1 tbsp oil, lemon zest and juice and the reserved garlic.
3. Stir the parsley through the couscous, then pile onto 2 plates. Set aside and chill 2 sausages and ½ the squash for tomorrow. Divide the remaining roast vegetables and sausages between the plates. Drizzle over the dressing and serve.
This recipe first appeared in Waitrose & Partners Food, September 2019 issue. Download the Waitrose & Partners Food app for the full issue
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Nutritional Info
Typical values per serving:
| Energy |
3,278kJ 785kcals |
|---|---|
| Fat | 41g |
| Saturated Fat | 12g |
| Carbohydrate | 58g |
| Sugars | 16g |
| Protein | 38g |
| Salt | 1.8g |
| Fibre | 13g |
This recipe was first published in August 2019.
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