ISRAELI MOROCCAN COUSCOUS

Israeli Moroccan Couscous image

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

Ingredients

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