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Moroccan Couscous or Rice
a healthy moroccan dish. the array of vegetables mixed with seasonings on top of couscous provides ample nutrients and delicious flavour. i have successfully substituted rice for couscous. recipe from "power eating".
complex15 ingredients16 preparation steps
Ingredients
- olive oil
- onion
- garlic cloves
- ground ginger
- vegetable stock
- butternut squash
- carrot
- ground pepper
- ground coriander
- dried chili pepper flakes
- zucchini
- chickpeas
- tomatoes
- fresh parsley
- couscous
Preparation
- 1vegetable mixture:
- 2in stirfry pan , heat oil , add onion , garlic , and ginger
- 3saute 1-2 minutes
- 4add vegetable broth , squash , carrots , pepper , coriander and chili pepper
- 5cover and bring to a boil
- 6reduce heat , simmer 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are tender crisp
- 7add zucchini and undrained chick peas
- 8cook until zucchini is tender crisp , about 2-3 minutes
- 9stir in tomato and parsley
- 10couscous:
- 11in separate bowl pour 1 cup boiling water over couscous
- 12cover and let stand 5 minutes
- 13fluff with a fork
- 14if you are having rice , cook according to directions
- 15put some couscous in your bowl and than put the vegetable mixture on top
- 16the vegetables are very soupy / watery but the broth is soaked up by the couscous / rice