ISRAELI MOROCCAN COUSCOUS

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The vegetables can be cubed, but will take longer to cook.

Provided by Cigall Daboosh Goldman

Categories     100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes     Vegan     Side Dishes

Time 55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, diced
3 cups vegetable broth
2 carrots, peeled and julienned
2 turnips, peeled and julienned
1 sweet potato, julienned
1 zucchini, julienned
1 red bell pepper, julienned
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
1 pinch saffron
1 pinch curry powder
2 cups uncooked couscous

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat; saute onion until golden. Pour in vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Stir in carrots, turnips and sweet potato. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 15 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to low and add zucchini and red bell pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Stir in garbanzo beans, tomato sauce, cinnamon, turmeric, saffron and curry powder. Simmer until heated through.
  • Meanwhile, bring 2 1/2 cups water to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 to 7 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve with vegetables on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282.2 calories, Carbohydrate 55.2 g, Fat 2.8 g, Fiber 7.2 g, Protein 9.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 634.3 mg, Sugar 7.5 g

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