Quick & Easy Moroccan Couscous (Vegan)

This delicious couscous is delicious, healthy and ridiculously easy to make. Use it as meal prep for the week, it stores really well in tupperwares :) Or use as a side dish for some more moroccan veggies!

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
½ red pepper (small dice)
1/2 red onion (small dice)
1 small courgette (small dice)
1 tsp salt

1 cup dried cous cous
¼ cup raisins

1.25 cups of boiling water
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp black pepper
2 cloves garlic (grated)
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 cup grated carrot
1 cup canned chickpeas (rinsed and drained)

1/2 cup of fresh coriander (chopped)
1/2 cup fresh mint (chopped)
1/2 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
Pinch salt

1/2 cup toasted flaked almonds
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds

Method:

1 Scatter the red pepper, red onion and courgette on a baking tray. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle over the salt. Bake for 20 minutes at 180℃

2 Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk the cumin, ground coriander, cinnamon, turmeric, black pepper, grated garlic, lemon juice and olive oil with the boiling water. Pour over the dried cous cous and raisins (in a large mixing bowl). Cover with clingfilm and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Once soaked and cooled slightly, fluff up the grains with a fork.

3 Add the chickpeas, grated carrot and fresh herbs (reserving some herbs for garnish) and give everything a good stir.

4 Scatter over the almonds, pomegranate and remaining herbs and serve.

BOSH!

[Ouisrishti]

I just made this for lunch with a little adjustment to the amount of spices In accordance to my Indian pallete and used hot oil. I absolutely fell in love with this recipe it has so much variation and flavour in every bite and yet it doesn’t feel heavy at all it’s very light, fulfilling, vibrant and very fragrant too. Thank you !

[plasticspoon]

I made it today with a little adjustments and it was honestly so delicious and flavourful. Love the blend of spices, thanks so much for sharing!

[waheedrehman]

This is the first time I've made couscous from scratch, I normally buy the ones in packets, just adding water, but this will be my go to couscous recipe. Love it, I added a few prunes and apricots and it was a great addition

[meenasharma]

I make this recipe too but instead of using raw spices...i saute them in oil n toss it in. For me it tastes better like that.

[annebruce]

Made this today but didnt have almond flakes so used pumpkin seeds delicious. Thank you from Scotland. Going to have the rest tomorrow with baked salmon!

[anouksb]

A-ma-zing! Adjusted the ingredient list a bit to my student budget and it is still by far the best meal I made since I have been living on my own. And that is for 2 years already! U guys make it so much fun to be on this plant-based adventure ;)

[candicegovender]

I tried this last night, added 4 beans for protein and it was amazing! Thanks for the recipe

[nenylei]

Another great recipe to prepare this week after all the Thanksgiving meal!! Looks incredible appetizing & healthy.

[rayoflight]

This became a household staple. So delicious. Thank you.

[dianazr]

Wow! Made this and it was amazing! But i stir fry the spices first and added diced tomatoes and cucumbers as well. Ate it with baked lamb as the main course and added greek yogurt and a slice of lemon as a side.

[catherine]

Wonderful recipe on the GO! Healthy too! Thank you for sharing.

[pratibharacheljohn]

Tried it out and it turned out to be a delicious salad.

[upeksha]

I tried this and it was wonderful!! Instantly subscribed! Usually when I try a recipe from online, it almost always does not taste as good as it looks. This however, was really flavourful and delicious! Thank you!

[catherineogrady]

Yummy ☘️☘️☘️. But what is in it. It looks really easy to make but what is in it. Please€ Tell use. . Thank You. …. ☘️☘️☘️☘️

[natasinternationalfood]

I use this recipe often, love it 🥰 thank you 🙏

[tinaquinteromarrone]

thank you. made it today and we loved it. greetings from germany!

[jc]

Can i roast the vegies.in the frypan instead of roasting in the oven?

[sushmitamazumdar]

Super healthy recipe, , each n every ingredient is just so good for health, , all plant based too, , , , full of fiber

[mirkoyonathanciotta]

Oh that's amazing! I tried many times to use Cauliflower rice instead of cous cous. I'll give a try with those great ingredients! Thanks a lot!!!

[zitaokeke]

Thanks for the recipe... however it was bland. I would reccomend adding more garlic and ABSOLUTELY adding salt to the spice blend before the cous cous. Someone suggested frying the spices first which is what i will do next time. The duration and time recommendded for the roast veg was not long enough or hot enough, plus the seasoning was bland. I think grilling them would be tastier. Adding the lemon afterwards too is essential.