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Vegetable couscous with chickpeas and onions

Vegetable couscous with chickpeas and onions

  • North African and Middle Eastern
  • Main course

Vegetable and chickpea couscous with onions sautéed in ras el hanout and broth served alongside.

Active time30 min

Cooking40 min

Total1 h 15 minResting : 5 min

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Ingredients

  • 250 g carrots
  • 250 g courgettes
  • 200 g turnips
  • 150 g onions
  • 1200 ml vegetable stock
  • 300 ml water
  • 25 ml olive oil
  • 250 g tinned chickpeas (drained weight)
  • 8 g ras el-hanout
  • 300 g couscous (dry)

Preparation

  1. Peel the carrots, turnips and onions. Wash the courgettes. Cut the carrots and courgettes into large chunks, quarter the turnips and thinly slice the onions. Drain and rinse the chickpeas.

    250 g carrots
    250 g courgettes
    200 g turnips
    150 g onions
    250 g tinned chickpeas (drained weight)
    • knife
    • chopping board
    • colander
  2. Heat 15 ml of oil in a cooking pot. Sauté the onions for 5 minutes with the ras el-hanout. Pour in the stock, add the carrots and turnips and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Add the courgettes and chickpeas for the final 15 minutes.

    1200 ml vegetable stock
    25 ml olive oil
    8 g ras el-hanout
    • cooking pot
  3. Towards the end of the vegetables' cooking time, pour the 300 ml of boiling water over the couscous in a mixing bowl. Cover for 5 minutes or follow the packet instructions. Add the remaining 10 ml of oil and fluff up the grains with a fork.

    300 ml water
    300 g couscous (dry)
    • mixing bowl
    • fork
    • kettle
  4. Divide the couscous, vegetables and chickpeas between plates. Serve the stock on the side so that everyone can add as much as they like.

    • ladle

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Gluten
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Vegetable couscous with chickpeas and onions