Giant couscous with roasted winter vegetables & pomegranate mol

Name: Giant couscous with roasted winter vegetables & pomegranate mol
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern, African
Ingredients: • olive oil; • 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 1 tsp nigella seeds; • 150g giant couscous; • 300ml water; • 1 small squash cut into slices or buy pre-cut slices; • 2 large sweet potatoes, cut into circles/half moons; • 50g feta cubes; • fresh mint, coriander - or whatever leafy herbs you have - finely chopped

5 steps

Prep:15minCook:25min

Updated at: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 09:34:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories348.3 kcal (17%)

Total Fat7.2 g (10%)

Carbs62.7 g (24%)

Sugars5.1 g (6%)

Protein9.5 g (19%)

Sodium218.5 mg (11%)

Fiber7.1 g (25%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

olive oil

1 tspcumin seeds

1 tspfennel seeds

1 tspnigella seeds

150ggiant couscous

300mlwater

1squash

small, cut into slices or buy pre-cut slices

2sweet potatoes

large, cut into circles/half moons

50gfeta cubes

fresh mint

coriander, or whatever leafy herbs you have -, finely chopped

Instructions

Step 1

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Drizzle some olive oil on two baking trays and brush with a pastry brush. Add the squash slices on one tray and sweet potatoes on the other. Brush with olive oil, season with sea salt and bake for 25 mins until soft and starting to crisp at the side.

Step 2

2. Warm some olive oil in a saucepan, gently heat the zest and seeds for a minute, until the nigella seeds pop. Add the couscous and a tsp of salt. Stir to coat all the grains of couscous, then cook gently as per pack instructions.

Step 3

3. Make the dressing by whisking the lemon juice, pomegranate molasses and olive oil together.

Step 4

4. When the cous cous is cooled, mix in a serving bowl with the herbs and half of the dressing.

Step 5

5. Serve with pomegranate seeds and flaked almonds to decorate. Put the other half of the dressing in a jug for people to help themselves.