Couscous With Vegetables
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Servings | |||
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | Carrots | |
| 2 | Turnips | |
| 1 | Red capsicum | |
| 2 | Zucchinis | |
| 3 | Tomatoes | |
| 1 | T | Tomato paste |
| 1 | t | Harissa, a hot chilli |
| paste | ||
| 1 | t | Ground cummin |
| 1 | Clove garlic, crushed | |
| 1 | T | Olive oil |
| 3 | c | Water |
| Salt and freshly ground | ||
| pepper | ||
| A 400 g, 14 oz can chick | ||
| peas drained | ||
| 2 | Silverbeet leaves or a | |
| handful of washed and | ||
| shredded | ||
| 2 to 3 | ||
| spinach | ||
| 300 | g | Couscous, 11 oz |
| A few sprigs of coriander |
INSTRUCTIONS
Peel and halve carrots crosswise. Peel and halve turnips. Halve capsicum, remove seeds and cut each half in two. Halve zucchinis crosswise. Quarter tomatoes. To a large saucepan add carrots, turnips, capsicum, zucchini, tomato paste, tomatoes, harissa, cummin, garlic, olive oil, water and salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes. Add drained chick peas and silverbeet and cook for a further 10 minutes. Meanwhile, place couscous in a strainer and run cold water over it for a few minutes. Place a damp towel or muslin over the perforated compartment of your steamer. Place wet couscous in steamer over cloth and bring water in steamer to the boil. Steam couscous uncovered for about 10 minutes until grains are soft. Serve couscous on a dish and serve the vegetables and liquid in a serving bowl, topped with sprigs of coriander. Serve from the centre of the table for all to help themselves. Converted by MC_Buster. Per serving: 368 Calories (kcal); 4g Total Fat; (10% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 71g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 107mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 4 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 356
Calories From Fat: 54
Total Fat: 6g
Cholesterol: <1mg
Sodium: 1556.7mg
Potassium: 1648.7mg
Carbohydrates: 62.2g
Fiber: 13.2g
Sugar: 24.5g
Protein: 17g