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Roasted Vegetable CousCous

A vegetarian salad
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Party
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 2
Calories 427 kcal

Equipment

  • Chef Knife
  • Chopping Board
  • Baking Tray
  • Frying Pan
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Medium Bowl
  • Small bowl
  • Small whisk or fork
  • Glass measuring jug
  • fork
  • Oven Tray

Ingredients
  

CousCous

  • 80 g couscous
  • 200 ml boiling water or just enough to cover the couscous
  • ½ stock cube

Dressing

  • 3 tsp olive oil
  • ¼ orange
  • ½ tsp brown sugar
  • ½ tsp dried mixed herbs
  • salt and pepper to season

Roasted vegetables

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • ⅛ pumpkin
  • ½ carrot
  • ¼ red capsicum pepper
  • ½ red onion

Salad

  • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tsp chia seeds
  • 1 tsp seasame seeds
  • 1 tsp flaxseeds
  • 5 cherry tomatoes
  • 4 dried apricots

Instructions
 

CousCous

  • Boil water, about 500ml
  • Place your dried couscous into a medium bowl
  • Crumble stock cube inot your jug.
  • Pour over the boiling water over the stock cube.
  • Stir it until the cube dissolves.
  • Pour the stock over the couscous, cover and set-aside for 10 - 20 mins.

Roasted Vegetables

  • Remove the skin from your pumpkin and chop into large chunks.
  • Peel and slice the carrot into thick pieces.
  • Chop off the top and root of your onion off. Peel the skin. cut into 4-5 large chunks.
  • Place the pepper skin side down on your chopping board.
  • Place the knife blade flat against the pepper and cut away the white part.
  • Put all the vegetables on your baking tray.
  • Sprinkle the dried rosemary over them.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Put them into the oven and bake for around 25 mins at 190°c.

Salad Dressing

  • Add 3 tsp oil to your small bowl. (3 parts oil = 1 part acid)
  • Squeeze your orange inot the bowl.
  • Whisk until combined
  • Add the sugar, dried mixed herbs, salt and pepper then whisk until combined.
  • Cover and set aside.

Other Salad Ingredients

  • Get a Large bowl, we will use this to make your salad in.
  • Chop the dried apricots and add to your bowl.
  • Chop the cherry tomatoes into quarters and add to the bowl.
  • Chop the fresh mint and add to your bowl.

Toasting Seeds

  • Place your frying pan on your stove.
  • Turn on hob n°7
  • Add your sesame seeds and cook unitl seeds turn golden colour. Add them to the bowl.
  • Place the pumpkin seeds into your frying pan.
  • Toast until a golden brown colour appears on the skin. Add them to your bowl.
    BEWARE IF THEY GET TOO HOT THEY WILL JUMP OUT OF THE PAN.

Salad

  • Fluff the couscous and add it to your bowl.
  • Remove the roasted vegetables from the oven and allow to cool.
  • Roughly chop the vegetables and add to your bowl.
  • Mix all the ingredients together
  • Add the dressign and mix until it is all coated with the dressing.
  • Chill in the fridge until you are ready to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 427kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 10gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 270mgPotassium: 824mgFiber: 7gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 11071IUVitamin C: 48mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 3mg
Keyword easy, healthy, salad
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