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Low Fat DinnerFrench High FibreVegetarian

Light Garlic Butter Black Bean, Couscous & Mushrooms Plate

Big flavour, sensible numbers. This French plate pairs black bean with couscous for 25g protein and roughly 498 kcal.

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Ingredients

  • 200g black beans
  • 120g couscous
  • 80g tenderstem broccoli
  • 80g mushrooms
  • 10g butter
  • 9g garlic
  • 10g lemon juice
  • chopped parsley
  • chopped parsley

Method

  1. 1

    Prep everything first: wash and trim the tenderstem and mushrooms, then measure out the sauce ingredients.

  2. 2

    Pour just-boiled stock over the couscous, cover for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.

  3. 3

    Warm the black beans in a pan with a splash of water and the seasoning, lightly crushing a few to thicken.

  4. 4

    Melt the butter with the garlic over a gentle heat for 1 minute, then spoon the foaming garlic butter over the protein and finish with lemon.

  5. 5

    Meanwhile, steam or stir-fry the tenderstem and mushrooms for 3-5 minutes until just tender with a little bite.

  6. 6

    Build the plate: couscous first, then the veg and black bean, spooning over any remaining sauce. Finish with the chopped parsley.

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