Couscous with Seven Vegetables

Name: Couscous with Seven Vegetables
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 500g couscous; 400g lamb shoulder, diced; 2 carrots, cut in chunks; 2 turnips, quartered; 2 zucchini, cut in chunks; 1 small pumpkin, diced; 400g chickpeas, cooked; 400g crushed tomatoes; 2 onions, diced; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground coriander; 3 tbsp olive oil; harissa to serve

The Moroccan national dish — steamed couscous with slow-cooked vegetables and lamb in a spiced broth.

Total time

90 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

70 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mediterranean

Ingredients

500gcouscous

400glamb shoulder, diced

2carrots, cut in chunks

2turnips, quartered

2zucchini, cut in chunks

1small pumpkin, diced

400gchickpeas, cooked

400gcrushed tomatoes

2onions, diced

2 tspground ginger

1 tspturmeric

1 tspground cinnamon

1 tspground coriander

3 tbspolive oil

harissato serve

Instructions

Brown lamb in oil, add onions and cook until soft.

Add all spices, cook 2 minutes.

Add tomatoes and 600ml water, simmer 30 minutes.

Add carrots and turnips, cook 15 minutes.

Add pumpkin, zucchini and chickpeas, cook 15 more minutes.

Pour 500ml hot broth over couscous, cover and rest 5 minutes, fluff with a fork.

Mound couscous on a large platter, spoon vegetables and lamb over.

Serve with remaining broth and harissa on the side.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

765

Protein

41.8g

Fat

34.7g

Carbs

73.2g

Fiber

13.9g

Sodium

123mg

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