Couscous with dates, walnuts and feta

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 100 g couscous
• 200 ml water
• 1 tsp vegetable broth
• 2 spring onions, the white part
• 6 walnut halves
• 75 g feta cheese
• 5 soft dates, dried
• 4 stalks of coriander
• 1 pinch of cumin powder
• 1 pinch(s) coriander powder
• 1 cardamom pod(s), the fine seeds of which
• some salt
• some olive oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

warm as a side dish or small dish, cold as a salad

Finely chop the white parts of the spring onions. Pluck the coriander leaves from the stems and cut or chop into fine strips. Chop the dates and walnuts, and crumble the feta cheese. Break open a stalk of coriander and finely grind the seeds. Mix the couscous, vegetable stock, and spices in a bowl. Add the spring onions and pour on 200 ml of boiling water. Let it swell for about 5-10 minutes, then stir. Toss the dates, coriander leaves, feta, and walnuts into the couscous with a little olive oil. Season to taste and use a little more olive oil. Serve warm as a side dish or cooled as a salad.