Moroccan Couscous with Roasted Vegetables

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Moroccan Couscous with Roasted Vegetables

So many unique and wonderful flavors and textures packed into this Moroccan side dish!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine African, Moroccan

Servings 8

Ingredients

  

• 1 15 oz can chickpeas rinsed and dried
• 3 bell peppers chopped
• 1 red onion chopped
• 1 large carrot chopped
• 1 large zucchini chopped
• 1 bag kale
• 2 tbsp mint roughly chopped
• 1.5 cups couscous
• 1 tbsp harissa
• 1.5 tsp garlic salt
• 4 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tbsp sumac

Instructions

 

• Toss the chickpeas in a bowl with 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp paprika, and 1 tsp garlic salt. Cook in air fryer for 12-15 minutes or until golden.
• Meanwhile, saute zucchini and onion with some oil for 3 minutes on medium heat. Then mix with harissa and continue sauteing for another 5 minutes or until golden.
• Meanwhile in another pan, saute chopped bell peppers with some oil on medium heat until starting to brown.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix kale with some olive oil and salt. Place on a foil-lined pan and cook in oven for 20 minutes, flipping once or until crispy.
• In a large bowl, toss couscous with 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp turmeric, ½ tsp garlic salt, and 1 tsp paprika. Pour over 2.25 cups boiling water and cover with foil and let sit for a few minutes until absorbed.
• When everything is ready, combine all of it into the couscous bowl and toss. Sprinkle over mint and sumac.

Notes

Note that this recipe involves a lot of multitasking (notice all the “meanwhiles” listed in the recipe) but if you can manage, this recipe doesn’t really take too long to make!

Keyword Couscous, vegetarian

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