Couscous with vegetables and nuts: healthy and nutritious recipe

Couscous can get you out of more than one trouble.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
01 April 2024 Monday 11:32
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Couscous with vegetables and nuts: healthy and nutritious recipe

Couscous can get you out of more than one trouble. It is prepared in a jiffy and with the vegetables and nuts you will have a complete and very healthy preparation. Additionally, in this recipe, the cilantro and cumin vinaigrette gives it a very special touch. If you replace the couscous with quinoa, the dish will be suitable for celiacs.

> 300 g of couscous

> 300 ml of vegetable broth (or water)

> 2 leeks

> 2 cloves of garlic

> ½ pumpkin

> 1 zucchini

> Extra virgin olive oil

> 50 g raisins

> 50 g raw almonds

> ½ teaspoon ground coriander

> Cumin

> Lemon juice

> Shall

> Pepper

1. In a frying pan, sauté the chopped garlic cloves for a few seconds until they acquire a light golden color, without burning.

2. Add the chopped leeks, pumpkin and diced zucchini. Then let it cook over low heat. Salt pepper.

3. To prepare the couscous: put the vegetable broth on the heat and bring it to a boil. Pour over the couscous and stir well. Let it rest for 2 minutes and add a splash of extra virgin olive oil. Next, stir well to separate the grains with the help of a fork. Cover until the couscous absorbs all the liquid.

4. Once ready, put it in a bowl. Add the vegetables, raisins and raw almonds.

5. Dress with a coriander and cumin vinaigrette: mix a couple of tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, half a teaspoon of ground coriander, a pinch of cumin and a few drops of lemon juice.

Difficulty: low

Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Calorie intake: 500 kcal