Moroccan Vegetable Couscous

Name: Moroccan Vegetable Couscous
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 400g couscous; 2 turnips, cubed; 2 carrots, cut into chunks; 1 pumpkin wedge, cubed; 2 zucchini, thick sliced; 1 large onion, diced; 400g tinned chickpeas; 400g tinned crushed tomatoes; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp ginger; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp cayenne; 3 tbsp olive oil; fresh coriander to serve

Fragrant Moroccan vegetable stew with seven vegetables over fluffy couscous. Adding the harder vegetables like turnip and carrot first, then the quicker-cooking zucchini and chickpeas later, keeps every vegetable tender without any turning to mush.

Total time

55 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

40 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Moroccan

vegan

Ingredients

400gcouscous

2turnips, cubed

2carrots, cut into chunks

1pumpkin wedge, cubed

2zucchini, thick sliced

1large onion, diced

400gtinned chickpeas

400gtinned crushed tomatoes

1 tspcumin

1 tspcinnamon

1 tspginger

1/2 tspturmeric

1/2 tspcayenne

3 tbspolive oil

fresh corianderto serve

Instructions

Fry onion in oil until soft. Add spices.

Add tomatoes and 300ml water.

Add harder vegetables: turnip, carrot, pumpkin.

Simmer 15 minutes.

Add zucchini and chickpeas.

Cook 10 more minutes.

Prepare couscous by pouring boiling water and resting covered 5 minutes.

Serve vegetables over couscous with coriander.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

431

Protein

15.6g

Fat

13.8g

Carbs

64.5g

Fiber

13.1g

Sodium

49mg

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