SUMMER VEGETABLE COUSCOUS WITH SPICY PESTO
Hearty but not heavy, this stew uses lots of summer vegetables available from the farmers' market. It's a little complicated to put together, but both the vegetable stew and the couscous can be made in advance, even a day ahead, without suffering. (And if you are short on time, you can skip Step 1 - cooking the dried chickpeas - and use 2 cups canned chickpeas instead.) In season, look for other varieties of sweet peppers besides conventional bell peppers, and colorful tomatoes and onions as well. Even though the directions on most packaged couscous claim it can be cooked in less than 10 minutes, taking the time to steam it further makes it lighter and more digestible.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories soups and stews, main course
Time 2h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 32
Steps:
- Prepare the chickpeas for the stew: Put chickpeas in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Add onion stuck with cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon stick and carrot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and gently simmer for 45 minutes or so, until tender. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and let chickpeas cool in their broth. May be cooked a day or 2 ahead. Alternatively, use 2 cups canned chickpeas.
- Make the couscous: Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add corn kernels and season generously with salt and pepper, then sauté, stirring, for a minute or so. Add couscous, cinnamon, saffron (if using), turmeric and 3 cups water, bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 1 minute, stirring. Put the lid on and turn off heat. Leave for 10 to 15 minutes, then fluff. Taste and adjust salt, then keep warm. Or, for lighter, more tender couscous grains, follow step 3 (optional).
- Spread warm couscous on a baking sheet to let cool to room temperature, then rake with fingers to remove clumps. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cold water. Then place couscous in top compartment of a steamer and put water in bottom compartment. To steam, bring water to a boil, then reduce heat but leave at a rapid simmer. Steam for 15 minutes, covered. Keep warm.
- Make the stew: Heat olive oil in a large heavy-bottomed soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add red onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, until somewhat softened. Add garlic, tomato paste, pimentón, red pepper flakes, cumin and coriander and stir to coat.
- Add sweet peppers, zucchini and tomatoes and season generously with salt. Add cooked chickpeas and 3 cups chickpea cooking liquid or water. Stir to combine, bring to a simmer and cover. Simmer for 10 minutes, then add okra, cover again and cook for 5 minutes more, until all vegetables are soft. Check seasoning of broth and adjust if necessary.
- Meanwhile, make the pesto: Put cilantro, serrano chile, garlic, cumin, olive oil and salt in a food processor and pulse to a rough purée. Transfer to a small serving bowl. To keep green color, add lime juice just before serving.
- To serve, ladle stew (with plenty of broth) into large wide bowls or deep plates. Nestle a large spoonful of couscous on the side. Pass the spicy pesto separately, telling everyone to add pesto to taste.
COUSCOUS WITH GRILLED SUMMER VEGETABLES AND LOADS OF HERBS
This couscous recipe is quite different from the norm because instead of boiling or steaming the couscous you just feed it from ray with a really tasty dressing. This means it keeps a slight bite which I think is mote interesting for salad.
Provided by Jamie Oliver
Categories side-dish
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place the couscous in a bowl with the cold water. This will start to soften the couscous and you will see the water disappear as its soaks in. While the couscous is softening, we need to blacken the peppers. I do this by placing the peppers directly on the naked flame of my gas burner. If you don't have gas, then blacken under the grill. Both ways you need to blacken the peppers on all sides, so turn when need be. When fully blackened, place in a sandwich bag, wrap in plastic wrap or cover in a bowl for 5 minutes until cool. This will steam the skins and make peeling and deseeding easier. Remove the skins and seeds and roughly chop. On a very hot ridged grill pan, lightly char the asparagus and patty pans on both sides then toss them into the bowl of couscous with the peppers, spring onions, chilies and torn or chopped herbs. Mix well. Add the olive oil and lemon juice dressing and toss well. Finally, taste and season with salt and pepper and a couple of dribbles of red wine vinegar for a slight twang. It's a beautiful thing.
- Mix together all the ingredients
VEGETABLE COUSCOUS WITH MOROCCAN PESTO
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make the pesto:
- Combine the cilantro, parsley leaves, almonds and garlic in a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped. Add the olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt; process until smooth.
- Prepare the vegetables for the couscous: Heat a wide heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon salt; cook until the butter begins to brown. Add the onion. Tie the reserved parsley stems and cinnamon stick together with twine; add to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, 1 cup water, carrots, zucchini and/or Swiss chard, raisins, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are crisp-tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the parsley and cinnamon.
- Meanwhile, cook the couscous as the label directs. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, season with salt and pepper and fluff with a fork. Top the couscous with the vegetables and pesto.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 525, Fat 29 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Cholesterol 30 milligrams, Sodium 1,364 milligrams, Carbohydrate 60 grams, Fiber 11 grams, Protein 11 grams
SPICY VEGETABLE COUSCOUS
Make and share this Spicy Vegetable Couscous recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Annacia
Categories Vegetable
Time 30m
Yield 4-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.9, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 342.5, Carbohydrate 54.4, Fiber 7.2, Sugar 4.3, Protein 10.3
SPICY VEGETABLE COUSCOUS
Make and share this Spicy Vegetable Couscous recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Missy Wombat
Categories Vegetable
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 502.4, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.4, Sodium 327.1, Carbohydrate 99.9, Fiber 12.5, Sugar 8.2, Protein 19.2
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