Z Lammas Garden Vegetable Couscous Recipes

VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat a large sauce pot over medium high heat. Add oil, bay leaf, onion, zucchini and yellow squash to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Saute, stirring frequently, 7 or 8 minutes. Add pumpkin and broth to the pan and stir to combine. Add cumin and coriander. Bring broth to a boil. Add couscous to the broth, stir, cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Remove lid from the pot and fluff couscous with a fork. Remove bay from the pan, add finely chopped tomato, cilantro and parsley, toss again with fork to combine and transfer to a serving platter. Serve with warm Mediterranean flat breads.

VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the carrots, celery, onion and peppers in oil for 5-6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add the next five ingredients. , Stir in couscous. Add broth; bring to a boil. Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5-8 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve immediately.

ROASTED VEG & COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut peppers and squash into bite-size pieces (leave skin on the squash). Tip all the veg into a baking tray, add garlic, 2 tbsp oil and seasoning, then mix and roast for 20 mins. Add onion, cumin, harissa and almonds. Roast for another 20 mins, then cool.
• Put couscous into a large bowl, pour over the stock, cover, then set aside for 10 mins. Fluff up with a fork.
• In a bowl, mix zest, juice and remaining oil. Squeeze garlic pulp from skins into the bowl, mash well and fold in the mint. Pour over the veg, then toss with the couscous.

GARDEN-VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Place couscous in a medium heatproof bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over the couscous, cover, and let stand 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Cut bell pepper into 1-inch-long matchsticks, and add to the warm couscous. Thinly slice the scallions crosswise, and add to the bowl. Add cherry tomatoes.
• In a small bowl, whisk olive oil and lemon juice together. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle over couscous, vegetables, and toss. Garnish with lemon zest, if desired, and serve.

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.

VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan over high heat, heat the broth to boiling. Remove it from the heat and stir in the couscous. Cover and let it stand (off the heat) for 5 (or up to 10 minutes) to allow the couscous to absorb the broth. Fluff it with a fork
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a 10 inch skillet over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, cook the mushrooms, onions, peppers, ginger and garlic until the vegetables are tender-crisp. Stir the mixture often while it is cooking.
• When the vegetables are cooked, stir in the soy sauce and lemon juice. Pour it over the cooked couscous, mix it all together and heat it through.

VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oil in a pan and stir fry the onions, bell peppers, and carrots in the oil for about 5 minutes
• Stir in the crushed peppers, peas, raisins and cinnamon and season with salt, black pepper Tumeric and cinnamon
• Add the broth and bring to a boil
• Stir in the couscous cover immediately, turn off the heat off and let it stand for 5 minutes
• Fluff with a fork and sprinkle the parsley over it.