Mediterranean Chicken with Mango and Pistachio Couscous

Makes: 4 serves

Ingredients:

3 large lettuce leaves roughly ripped

1 small Lebanese cucumber halved length ways, sliced

2 mango’s peeled and cubed

Couscous

2 tbsp extra virgin light olive oil
2 cups couscous

1 ½ cups boiling water

Large handful chopped mint leaves

Small handful chopped chives

Small handful chopped basil
Small handful chopped parsley

1 red onion thinly sliced

1 cup chick peas

½ cup squeezed orange juice, some zest as well

Large handful of shelled pistachio nuts, roughly chopped
Pepper to taste

Chicken

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

200g chicken breast cut into cubes

1 tbsp Mediterranean spices

½ tbsp ground paprika

Small handful chopped parsley

¼ cup squeezed orange juice
Hand full pine nuts

Method:

1. In a large sauce pan heat oil. Add onion and cook lightly. Add water and let it simmer, once small bubble erupt add couscous, turn down the heat and stir well. Add pistachio nuts, chickpeas, mint, parsley, basil, chives, and orange juice. Stir well. Couscous should have absorbed all the water and is still quite loose when stirring. Turn off the heat, set aside.
2. In separate pan heat oil, toss in the chicken and pine nuts, cover with spices, herbs and remaining juice. Stir thoroughly and cook until meat is white but still juicy and tender (see finger test...cook to medium well).
3. In a large bowl combine couscous mix with mango cubes, toss. On plates arrange lettuce leaves, couscous mixture, and cucumber. Top with chicken.