Date & Nut Stuffing Balls - Ainsley Harriott

Ingredients

• 1 packet of Ainsley Harriott Couscous (we’ve used Spice Sensation)
• 1 tbsp butter
• ½ red onion, unpeeled and finely chopped
• 3 tbsp of finely chopped fresh herbs (we’ve used parsley & thyme)
• 50g soft dried dates (preferable Medjool), finely chopped
• 1 preserved lemon, rind only, finely chopped
• 30g nuts (chestnuts, blanched almonds or hazelnuts), chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper