Name: Couscous with vegetables
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 small aubergine (eggplant); 1 bell pepper (yellow or red); 2 cups of cherry tomatoes; 1 courgette (zucchini); 2 cloves of garlic; 1 onion; 2 carrots; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 handful of pine nuts; For the couscous:; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 clove of garlic; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp turmeric powder; ½ tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp sweet paprika; 3 cups vegetable broth; 2 cups of couscous; ¼ tsp cinnamon; A pinch of salt; Two handfuls of raisins; juice of a lime; Handful of coriander leaves, chopped

Couscous with vegetables

29 Aug 2016

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

Seven-vegetable couscous is a classic Moroccan dish. This couscous with vegetables salad is a vegetarian version of it that can be served as a main or with grilled meat and fish. This salad is also nice served cold or at room temperature - so it's ideal for parties, picnics or midweek lunchboxes.

Ingredients

1 small aubergine (eggplant)
1 bell pepper (yellow or red)
2 cups of cherry tomatoes
1 courgette (zucchini)
2 cloves of garlic
1 onion
2 carrots
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 handful of pine nuts
For the couscous:
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 clove of garlic
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp sweet paprika
3 cups vegetable broth
2 cups of couscous
¼ tsp cinnamon
A pinch of salt
Two handfuls of raisins
juice of a lime
Handful of coriander leaves, chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Cut the onion into 4 wedges. Roughly chop the vegetables into small pieces and scatter them in a baking tray. Add the garlic and onion (no need to peel then), then drizzle with some oil and bake until tender. ( Alternatively grill or barbecue them)
Meanwhile heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add the spices and cook for a minute or so until fragrant.
In another pan bring the vegetable stock to the boil then add the couscous, fried spices and the raisins. Simmer for 5 minutes then turn off the heat, put on a lid and let it steam.
When the roasting vegetables are tender, turn off the oven and carefully remove and discard the skin of a the aubergine, onion, tomatoes and garlic.
Loosen the couscous grains with a fork, stir in the vegetables, pressing the flesh together with the couscous.
Stir in the pine nuts and lime juice, then season with salt and pepper to your liking.
Sprinkle with coriander leaves just before serving.