Couscous With Spiced Red Sauce Chickpeas And Almonds Food

HARISSA COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Tip couscous into a heatproof bowl. Add a spring onions, mint and cherry tomatoes.
• Pour over hot vegetable stock mixed with harissa. Stir and cover with a plate. Leave for 5 mins, then pour over olive oil and lemon juice and stir through.

COUSCOUS WITH SPICED RED SAUCE, CHICKPEAS, AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Place couscous in a small bowl. Cover with 1 cup boiling water. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; let couscous sit 10 minutes to soften. Fluff with a fork, and set aside.
• Heat sauce, cinnamon, and cumin in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chickpeas, raisins, and almonds, and heat until hot. Season with salt and pepper. Serve couscous topped with sauce, and garnish with parsley, if using.

MOROCCAN SPICED VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a medium-size skillet heat the oil over medium heat.
• Add red onion, yellow pepper, and carrot sauté 10-15 minutes or until brown and all the vegetables are your desired tenderness
• Add the garlic, sauté another minute.
• Mix in the salt & pepper, paprika, ground coriander, turmeric, celery salt, cumin ground cinnamon, and cayenne pepper (if using). Stir-fry until fragrant (about a minute).
• Add the frozen peas and cook briefly. Stir in the piquante peppers and chickpeas. Followed by the stock, scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Add the chopped parsley and stir in the couscous. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Fluff and serve.

PEARL COUSCOUS WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook 1 1/2 cups pearl couscous in boiling salted water, 4 to 5 minutes; drain. Cook 1 small diced red onion, 3 chopped garlic cloves and 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary in olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until softened, 4 minutes. Add 1 cup packaged strained tomatoes, 1/4 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Simmer until thick, 5 minutes. Stir in the couscous and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley; season with salt and pepper. Top with more parsley.

SPICED CAULIFLOWER "COUSCOUS"

Steps:

• Ahead of time: toast your hazelnuts and pine nuts and roast your chickpeas.
• Make your sauce by stirring together the coconut milk, turmeric, curry powder, a pinch of cinnamon and a pinch of salt.
• Pulse cauliflower in a food processor until it's "riced" (ie, the size of couscous). Careful not to overmix, you don't want to puree the cauliflower at all.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the cauliflower "couscous" and a few good pinches of salt. Let it gently toast for a minute or so and stir. you should see a few of the bits turning golden brown. (Careful not to overcook you want the pieces tender and not mushy). Toss again and add the nuts and spices and chickpeas. Cook until the spices become fragrant (about 30 seconds more) and remove from heat.
• Toss cauliflower mix with half the sauce, (not too much so it stays fluffy), and top with fresh cilantro Taste and adjust seasonings and serve it with the rest of the sauce on the side.

SCALLION COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Stir couscous into boiling water. Cover and let steam, off heat, until tender, about 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and add scallions, olive oil, and lime juice. Season with coarse salt and ground pepper.

SPICY VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Place pine nuts in frying pan and toast lightly for 1 minute.
• Add onion, chilli sauce, cumin and ginger and stir over a high heat for 5 minutes or until onions are soft.
• Add chickpeas, capsicum, spinach, zucchini, and carrot, and stir-fry for 4 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook for 4 minutes longer or until vegetables are soft.
• Meanwhile prepare couscous.
• Place couscous in a serving bowl, pour on boiling water, cover and set aside for 3 minutes.
• Use a fork to rake the couscous to separate grains.
• Top with vegetable mixture.

COUSCOUS & ROASTED SPICED CHICKPEAS & PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Combine first seven ingredients (1 tablespoon oil) and mix thoroughly.
• Place on parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes shaking pan as needed till crispy.
• Combine the couscous of your choice as directed on the package.
• Combine remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, mint, and shake well.
• Add arugula or spinach to the hot couscous.
• Mix the vinaigrette with the couscous mixture.
• Divide among bowls,.
• Sprinkle on the chick peas over top and also the pine nuts.
• Enjoy!

MOROCCAN-STYLE VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium. Saute the onion for several minutes till softened. Add the garlic and saute for another minute till fragrant.
• Stir in the tomato paste, harissa, cinnamon, ginger and 1/2 cup of the low sodium vegetable broth till smooth. Bring to a boil.
• Add sweet potatoes, zucchini, carrots, shredded cabbage, dried apricots, golden raisins and cilantro to the pot. Stir till combined.
• Add remaining 2 cups of vegetable broth to the pot. Bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper to taste (I use about 3/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper).Reduce heat and cover the pot. Simmer the mixture for 50-60 minutes, stirring gently 2 times during cooking, till all the vegetables are fully tender. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Remove from heat.Add chickpeas to the pot and simmer for 5 minutes more till they're heated through.
• Meanwhile, prepare couscous according to package directions.Pour cooked couscous onto a large platter. Top with the cooked vegetable stew. Serve.

MOROCCAN VEGETABLES WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
• Cut the aubergines in half from top to bottom and score in a criss-cross pattern through the flesh. Place on a small baking tray and spray with oil. Season with a little black pepper and bake for 30-40 minutes or until very tender and lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, spray a large non-stick frying pan with oil and place over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for five minutes, stirring regularly until softened and lightly browned. Add the cumin, coriander, chilli and cinnamon and cook for a few seconds, stirring constantly.
• Pour the tomatoes into the pan. Add the pepper, courgette, chickpeas, coriander and stock. Season with a little salt and lots of ground black pepper and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for around 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are tender and the sauce is thick.
• Just before the sauce is ready, make the couscous. Dissolve the stock cube in 100ml/3½fl oz just-boiled water in a medium bowl. Stir in the couscous, cover and rest for three minutes. Add the lemon zest, coriander and season to taste. Toss well together, using a fork to break up the clumps of couscous.
• Divide the aubergines between four plates. Stir the lemon juice into the chickpeas and season to taste. Spoon the spiced chickpeas over the aubergines. Add the couscous and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Garnish with coriander and yoghurt.

MOROCCAN-SPICED SALMON WITH VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a shallow baking dish, whisk together vinegar, 2 Tbsp olive oil, Moroccan spice blend, and honey. Add salmon filets to the dish and turn them to coat.
• Leave salmon flesh-side down in marinade and refrigerate for 20 minutes while the oven heats.
• Preheat oven to 450°F / 232°C.
• While oven is heating, melt butter in a saucepan. Add carrots, zucchini, and red onion with a pinch of salt. Sauté over medium heat until carrots are very tender, 10 to 14 minutes.
• Pour stock over vegetables and bring to a boil. Add ground cumin and saffron. When stock is boiling, stir in couscous and salt. Remove from heat. Cover with a lid and let sit until ready to serve (at least 10 minutes).
• Remove salmon from the refrigerator.
• Line a sheet pan with foil. Spray it with nonstick cooking spray or brush with some oil.
• Place salmon flesh-side up on the prepared sheet pan (discard marinade). Season salmon with some salt and pepper.
• Bake salmon until it flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes (depending on thickness).
• While salmon roasts, fold golden raisins and lemon juice into couscous.
• Serve salmon over couscous with toasted nuts, parsley, and yogurt.

COUSCOUS WITH CHICKPEAS & PISTACHIOS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325°F. On a baking sheet, toast the pistachios or almonds until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• In a small sauté pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and sauté the red pepper until slightly soft, 3 to 4 minutes.
• In a medium pan, bring 3 cups water to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon salt and the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Pour in the couscous, turn off the heat, cover, and set aside for 5 minutes.
• Add the red pepper, pistachios, chickpeas, and Tabasco to the couscous and fluff with a fork. Season with salt to taste.