The Vegetables
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Eggplant
Squash (one type or a variety)
Red pepper
Yellow pepper
Onion
1 or 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
3 tbsp olive oil
Handful of fresh basil leaves
Salt & pepper
5 oz couscous
9 oz boiling vegetable stock or bouillon
2 oz firm goat cheese (Feta)
Black onion seeds (optional)
Choose enough vegetables for 4 people. Cut the eggplant, squash, peppers, and onion into 1 inch cubes. Toss the vegetables together with the oil, basil leaves, and salt & pepper. Then spread them out on a roasting tin (jelly roll pan) and put in a 425F oven for 30-40 minutes.
Towards the end of the vegetable cooking, prepare the couscous. Put the couscous in a large heat proof bowl and pour in the stock, season with salt and pepper, then stir with a fork. After 5 minutes, it should have absorbed all the stock, and have softened.
Harissa Dressing
1/2 cup olive oil
1 rounded tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp ground cumin
2 heaping tbsp tomato puree
4 tbsp lime juice (about 2 limes)
Whisk all the dressing ingredients together.
You can serve hot by stirring together the couscous, vegetables, and cheese, adding the harissa dressing to taste.
As a salad, let the couscous and vegetables cool. Fork together the couscous and cheese in a large bowl, then layer the vegetables over the couscous. Put salad leaves on top, then dribble the dressing on and sprinkle with the black onion seeds. Serves 4.
9 oz boiling vegetable stock or bouillon
2 oz firm goat cheese (Feta)
Black onion seeds (optional)
Choose enough vegetables for 4 people. Cut the eggplant, squash, peppers, and onion into 1 inch cubes. Toss the vegetables together with the oil, basil leaves, and salt & pepper. Then spread them out on a roasting tin (jelly roll pan) and put in a 425F oven for 30-40 minutes.
Towards the end of the vegetable cooking, prepare the couscous. Put the couscous in a large heat proof bowl and pour in the stock, season with salt and pepper, then stir with a fork. After 5 minutes, it should have absorbed all the stock, and have softened.
Harissa Dressing
1/2 cup olive oil
1 rounded tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp ground cumin
2 heaping tbsp tomato puree
4 tbsp lime juice (about 2 limes)
Whisk all the dressing ingredients together.
You can serve hot by stirring together the couscous, vegetables, and cheese, adding the harissa dressing to taste.
As a salad, let the couscous and vegetables cool. Fork together the couscous and cheese in a large bowl, then layer the vegetables over the couscous. Put salad leaves on top, then dribble the dressing on and sprinkle with the black onion seeds. Serves 4.
Laura
