Dinner for 4

Pork with Cucumber Apricot Couscous

Name: Pork with Cucumber Apricot Couscous
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 30 g fresh coriander; 4 small garlic cloves chopped; 2 tsp sumac; 1 tbsp olive oil; 400 g pork fillet; 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika; drop of olive oil for roasting; 2 red onions halved and sliced; 1 aubergine cut into 1cm cubes; 200 g wholemeal giant couscous; small bunch of spring onions; 1/2 large cucumber; 1 lemon zested plus 2 tbsp juice; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 15 g mint leaves chopped; 8 fresh apricots; 25 g toasted flaked almonds

$17.03for 460 minServes 4

Roasted pork, onions, eggplant, and apricots join wholemeal couscous with cucumber, herbs, lemon, and almonds.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.5$1.49 each typical	0.5	$0.79Typical price
	Garlic, 4$0.75 each typical	4	$3.00Typical price
	Pork roast, 0.9 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.9 lb	$2.20Typical price
	Onions, 0.8 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.8 lb	$1.03Typical price
	Eggplant, 1 lb$1.99/lb typical	1 lb	$1.99Typical price
	Green onions, 0.5$1.19 each typical	0.5	$0.59Typical price
	Cucumbers, 0.5$0.89 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Mint, 0.5$1.99 each typical	0.5	$1.05Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 8 oz$0.45/oz typical	8 oz	$3.60Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 1 oz$0.70/oz typical	1 oz	$0.62Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$17.03

Swaps

Swap pork roast for beef chuck roastabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsOlive and cooking oilFlourCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

Not included in the cost.

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

Middle Eastern Dairy-free High-protein Family Dinners

Typical price

$4.26 per serving$17.03 for 4

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Ingredients

30 g fresh coriander
4 small garlic cloves chopped
2 tsp sumac
1 tbsp olive oil
400 g pork fillet
1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
drop of olive oil for roasting
2 red onions halved and sliced
1 aubergine cut into 1cm cubes
200 g wholemeal giant couscous
small bunch of spring onions
1/2 large cucumber
1 lemon zested plus 2 tbsp juice
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
15 g mint leaves chopped
8 fresh apricots
25 g toasted flaked almonds

Steps

Heat the oven to 425 F and combine the coriander, garlic, sumac, and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
Coat the pork fillet with the herb mixture and smoked paprika, then rest it for 10 minutes.
Toss the onions, eggplant, and apricots with the remaining roasting oil in a large roasting pan.
Add the pork and roast for 25 minutes, until it reaches 145 F inside, then rest it for 5 minutes.
Cook the couscous in boiling water according to its package directions, then drain it.
Toss the couscous with spring onions, cucumber, lemon zest, lemon juice, mint, and extra virgin olive oil.
Slice the pork and combine it with the roasted vegetables, couscous, and toasted almonds.

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