Spiced Vegetable Couscous Recipes

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.

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.

SPICED VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Combine chickpeas, carrots, zucchini, onions and olive oil in a pot, add stock, parsley, paprika, chili flakes and salt to taste.
• Bring to boil and sprinkle in couscous.
• Stir around, add raisins, cover and remove from heat, let sit 5 minutes, uncover and stir again.

SPICY VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a medium-size skillet heat the oil.
• Add green onions, sweet pepper, garlic, tomatoes and zucchini; saute 5 min, stirring.
• Remove from heat and keep warm.
• In a medium-size saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients, mix, cover and let stand 5 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Add the first mixture and fluff with a fork.

SPICY COUSCOUS AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place cut vegetables on a baking sheet and drizzle with some olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place in oven and roast for about 10 minutes. Place couscous in a heat proof bowl and stir in all the spices and orange juice. Bring the vegetable stock to a boil and pour over the couscous making sure it covers the couscous mixture completely. Cover with a plate or plastic wrap and leave for 5 to 10 minutes or until all the stock is absorbed. Stir in the herbs, olive oil, grated lemon zest and juice. Fluff the couscous with a fork and toss with roasted vegetables.

SPICY VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and garlic to pan, and saute until tender but not brown.
• Add turnip, carrots, tomatoes, salt, cumin, crushed red pepper and chicken broth.
• Turn heat up to high and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender yet firm when tested a fork.
• Add zucchini and garbanzo beans; cook until zucchini is just tender.
• Meanwhile, prepare couscous:.
• In a large saucepan, heat chicken broth and butter.
• Add couscous.
• Cover and remove from heat.
• Let stand 15 minutes.
• To serve, spoon some couscous on a warm plate; top with vegetables and their broth.
• Garnish with cilantro or parsley and sesame seeds.

LIGHTLY SPICED VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Put vegetable stock, shallots, carrots and spices into a pot and bring to a rapid boil.
• Boil for two or three minutes until the carrots are becoming tender.
• Pour in couscous, cover and remove from heat.
• Let stand for about five minutes until all the liquid is absorbed and the couscous is tender.
• Put back onto a very low heat and just stir through the margarine until the couscous is fluffed up.