First off, this is not a vegetarian meal. We do occasionally have meat at home, and this is one of our favorite treats. Plus, this night was extra "treat-y" because we had some apartment-building mates over for dinner. So, splurge on sausages it was.
Merguez sausages are a spicy sausage made primarily with lamb that are popular in North Africa and throughout the Middle East. These particular sausages are from our local Dots Delicatessen. I can't remember when we first tried merguez, but it was probably during a night out at Dots (dinner there is always good). They make their merguez with a combination of spicy lamb and pork and they're just delicious.
Whenever we splurge on a parcel of merguez sausages we like to pair them with a favorite recipe from favorite cookbook Jerusalem. They play so nicely with couscous! This recipe makes a super flavorful couscous and the crispiness is addicting. We make it quite frequently since we usually have all the necessary ingredients on hand (subbing canned tomatoes for fresh works perfectly well if it's not super-ripe-and-flavorful tomato season). Usually we have it with a fried egg and garnish with a bit of oiled harissa. Mmmmm. The recipe can be found online here or if you're looking for a new, semi-adventurous but completely doable cookbook I highly recommend purchasing Jerusalem.
The salad was a simple one that Kevin whipped up (actually he made this entire meal) to balance out the heaviness of the sausages and couscous. It went a little something like this:
For the salad:
- Two heads finely chopped Romaine lettuce
- 1/2 red onion, finely diced
- handful of crumbled feta
- ~1 cup black olives, pitted (duh) and rough chopped
For the dressing:
- 6 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
- Salt
- Pepper
- Oregano
Whisk dressing ingredients together in small bowl. Toss well with salad (you might not use it all in one go). Easy peasy.
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