Classics · Vegetarian

Vegetable
Couscous

Vegetable Couscous
Time
25'
+ 0h 10' chilling
Diff.
easy
Kcal
380
/ serving
Servings
6
Gather 17 ingredients before cooking
Scale
Units
01 You'll need check when you have it
02 To finish last minute: ~60 min window
Step 01 of 06

Chop the vegetables

1 szt
3 szt
2 szt
1 szt
1 szt

Dice onion (1 szt) finely. Chop garlic clove (3 szt). Slice carrot (2 szt) into half-rounds. Cut zucchini (1 szt) and red bell pepper (1 szt) into roughly 1.5 cm cubes.

Tip
Zucchini and pepper need to be bigger than the onion — otherwise they'll fall apart in the pot.
Step 02 of 06

Sauté the base

3 łyżka
1 szt
3 szt
2 szt

Heat olive oil (3 łyżka) in a wide pot over medium heat. Add onion (1 szt) and cook for 4 minutes until soft. Add garlic clove (3 szt) and carrot (2 szt), cook for another 3 minutes.

Step 03 of 06

Add spices and paste

2 łyżka
1 łyżeczka
1 łyżeczka
0,5 łyżeczka

Add ground cumin (1 łyżeczka), sweet paprika (1 łyżeczka) and ground cinnamon (0,5 łyżeczka). Stir in tomato paste (2 łyżka). Cook stirring for one minute.

Tip
Briefly frying the paste and spices brings out their flavor — raw paste tastes sour and metallic.
Step 04 of 06

Simmer the vegetables

1 szt
1 szt
240 g
400 ml
1 łyżeczka

Add zucchini (1 szt), red bell pepper (1 szt) and canned chickpeas (drained) (240 g). Pour in vegetable broth (from cube) (400 ml) (reserve 250 ml for the couscous). Add salt (1 łyżeczka). Cover and simmer for 12 minutes on low heat.

Step 05 of 06

Steep the couscous

300 g
400 ml
20 g

Put couscous (300 g) in a bowl. Bring the reserved 250 ml of vegetable broth (from cube) (400 ml) to a boil, pour over the couscous. Add butter (20 g), cover with a plate and let it sit for 10 minutes.

Tip
Couscous doesn't need cooking — boiling water is enough. The butter keeps the grains from clumping.
Step 06 of 06

Finish and serve

300 g
0,5 szt
1 szt

Fluff couscous (300 g) with a fork. Chop bunch of parsley (0,5 szt). Plate the couscous, top with vegetables and sauce. Sprinkle with parsley and squeeze lemon (1 szt) on top.

Vegetable Couscous
Bon appétit

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