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Fruity couscous & spiced quail
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Fruity couscous & spiced quail

11 ingredients 15 min + 10 min Serves 2 openrecipes
Fruity couscous & spiced quail

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

683
Calories
13g
Protein
34g
Fat
89g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Orange Juice 1 medium (131g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Peppermint not in our table 0
Quail not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 150ml fresh orange juice
  • 5 dried apricots , roughly chopped
  • 100g couscous
  • 1 small red onion , thinly sliced into rings
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 large handful each flat-leaf parsley and mint, chopped, plus a few extra mint leaves to serve
  • 30g pine nuts , toasted
  • 2 quails (ask your butcher to spatchcock them)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp honey

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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