Roast Apricot Chicken with Harissa and Herbed Couscous

Ingredients

• 1.6 kg chicken
• 2½ tbsp harissa
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 150 gm dried apricots
• 8 golden shallots, quartered
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 50 gm unsalted butter, chopped
• 125 ml (½ cup) chicken stock
• 250 ml (1 cup) unsweetened almond milk
• Almond and herb couscous
• 180 gm instant couscous
• 2 cups (loosely packed) soft herbs, coarsely chopped (such as mint, coriander and parsley)
• 80 ml (⅓ cup) extra-virgin olive oil
• Finely grated rind and juice of
• 1 lemon
• 50 gm almonds, roasted and chopped