Couscous with vegetables
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.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Budget - Dinner - Everyday - Grill - Lunch - Main - Roast - Side - Supper
- Cuisines: - North African
- Occasions: - Eid - Parties - Picnic
- Ingredients: - Other Vegetables - Whole grains
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Diabetic - Egg Free - Healthy - High Fibre - Vegan
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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