Seven-Vegetable Couscous

Seven-Vegetable Couscous is a side dish that serves 6. One serving contains 419 calories, 14g of protein, and 10g of fat. For $1.69 per serving, this recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires couscous, carrot, canned chickpeas, and harissa. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 7 would say it hit the spot. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 70%, which is solid. Try Vegetable Couscous (Couscous aux Légumes), Seven-Vegetable Couscous, and Seven-Vegetable Couscous for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 35 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted

1 pound butternut squash

1 (15 1/2-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained

1 cup canned whole peeled tomatoes, with their juices

1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks

1 cinnamon stick, snapped in half

1 1/2 cups uncooked couscous

1/2 fennel bulb, thickly sliced lengthwise, root end intact

4 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley, tied together with kitchen string

1 tablespoon peeled, chopped, fresh ginger

3 cloves garlic, smashed

1/3 cup golden raisins

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

2 teaspoons each ground cumin, paprika, and sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric

Harissa (Tunisian hot sauce)

1 tablespoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon kosher salt

2 small turnips, peeled and quartered

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

2 cups water

2 cups cold water

1 medium yellow onion, quartered lengthwise, root end intact

1 small zucchini, cut into 2-inch rounds

Equipment:

pot

kitchen twine

sauce pan

bowl

slotted spoon

Cooking instruction summary:

For the stew: Put the garlic, turnips, onion, carrot, fennel, raisins, ginger, salt, cumin, paprika, sugar, turmeric, cloves, and cinnamon in a large soup pot with a tight-fitting lid. Add 2 cups water and bring to a boil over high heat; cover, reduce the heat, and simmer until the vegetables are somewhat soft, about 10 minutes. Halve and seed the butternut squash and cut it into wedges. Tie parsley sprigs together with kitchen string. Add squash, zucchini, chickpeas, and parsley sprigs to the pot. Using your fingers and working over the pot, tear the tomatoes into big pieces and add them to the pot with their juices. Simmer the stew, covered, until it is slightly thick and fragrant, and the vegetables are fork tender but not mushy, about 15 minutes. (You can test the vegetables a bit sooner, remove them as soon as they are tender, and return them to the pot when you are ready to serve. All the vegetables should be tender enough to cut with the side of a fork, but still hold their shapes.) Remove cinnamon sticks. For the couscous: Bring water to a boil with the butter and salt in a small saucepan. Stir in the couscous, pull the saucepan off the heat, cover, and set aside until the water has been absorbed and the couscous is plump, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and fluff with a fork. To serve, spread the couscous over a large serving platter and, using a slotted spoon, mound the vegetables in the center. Pour some of the broth over the vegetables and sprinkle with the almonds. Pass the remaining broth and the harissa, if desired, at the table.

 

Step by step:

For the stew

1. Put the garlic, turnips, onion, carrot, fennel, raisins, ginger, salt, cumin, paprika, sugar, turmeric, cloves, and cinnamon in a large soup pot with a tight-fitting lid.

2. Add 2 cups water and bring to a boil over high heat; cover, reduce the heat, and simmer until the vegetables are somewhat soft, about 10 minutes. Halve and seed the butternut squash and cut it into wedges. Tie parsley sprigs together with kitchen string.

3. Add squash, zucchini, chickpeas, and parsley sprigs to the pot. Using your fingers and working over the pot, tear the tomatoes into big pieces and add them to the pot with their juices. Simmer the stew, covered, until it is slightly thick and fragrant, and the vegetables are fork tender but not mushy, about 15 minutes. (You can test the vegetables a bit sooner, remove them as soon as they are tender, and return them to the pot when you are ready to serve. All the vegetables should be tender enough to cut with the side of a fork, but still hold their shapes.)

4. Remove cinnamon sticks.

5. For the couscous: Bring water to a boil with the butter and salt in a small saucepan. Stir in the couscous, pull the saucepan off the heat, cover, and set aside until the water has been absorbed and the couscous is plump, about 5 minutes.

6. Transfer to a bowl and fluff with a fork.

7. To serve, spread the couscous over a large serving platter and, using a slotted spoon, mound the vegetables in the center.

8. Pour some of the broth over the vegetables and sprinkle with the almonds. Pass the remaining broth and the harissa, if desired, at the

9. table.


Nutrition Information:

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419 Calories
14g Protein
10g Total Fat
71g Carbs
23% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
419
21%

Fat
10g
15%

  Saturated Fat
1g
12%

Carbohydrates
71g
24%

  Sugar
11g
12%

Cholesterol
5mg
2%

Sodium
1931mg
84%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
14g
29%

Vitamin A
10323IU
206%

Manganese
1mg
89%

Fiber
11g
47%

Vitamin C
34mg
42%

Vitamin B6
0.74mg
37%

Vitamin E
4mg
32%

Magnesium
123mg
31%

Copper
0.55mg
28%

Phosphorus
275mg
28%

Potassium
960mg
27%

Iron
4mg
23%

Vitamin B3
3mg
20%

Folate
77µg
19%

Vitamin B1
0.26mg
17%

Calcium
171mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.27mg
16%

Vitamin K
16µg
16%

Vitamin B5
1mg
14%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Selenium
3µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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