Warm Couscous Salad with Green Beans and Merguez Skewers

Ingredients

• Merguez and Vegetables

  • ¾ lb (340 g) merguez sausage
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups (280 g) cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil
  • ½ tsp couscous spice or ras-el-hanout (see note)
  • ¾ lb (340 g) green beans, trimmed and blanched

• Couscous

  • 1 ¼ cups (310 ml) orange juice, no pulp
  • ¼ cup (40 g) dried apricots, diced
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil
  • 1 cup (200 g) couscous

• Chermoula

  • ¼ cup (10 g) cilantro, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup (10 g) flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
  • ½ tsp couscous spice or ras-el-hanout