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  • Moroccan Glazed Vegetables with Orange Mint Couscous

    Method

    1. In a large nonstick sauté pan, over high heat add 1½ tablespoons of oil.

    2. Add eggplant and cook until dark golden brown tossing a few times to color all sides. Season to taste.

    3. Remove eggplant from pan and set aside on a plate.

    4. Return pan to heat, lower to medium and add remaining oil, coriander, cumin and onion and sweat until soft, approx. 4 minutes.

    5. Add carrots and cook until tender, approx. 3-5 minutes.

    6. Meanwhile, in a shallow dish mix cous cous and raisins.

    7. In medium saucepan over high heat combine water, orange juice and zest.

    8. Bring water and juice to boil then pour evenly over cous cous. Cover and let sit approx 5 minutes.

    9. Once cous cous is cooked through, fluff with fork and stir in chopped mint.

    10. Return eggplant to pan with onions and carrots, add milk and heat through.

    11. Turn heat off, stir in yoghurt until combined and thick.

    12. Fold in Spinach.

    13. To serve, divide cous cous evenly among four plates and top with vegetables. Garnish with toasted almonds.

  • Moroccan Glazed Vegetables with Orange Mint Couscous

    Makes 4 servings

    Ingredients

    3 ½ tablespoons olive oil
    1 eggplant, medium dice
    1 ½ teaspoons coriander
    1 ½ teaspoons cumin
    1 brown onion, medium dice
    1 carrot, peeled and sliced at an angle into 2mm chunks
    ¾ cup chicken stock
    ½ cup greek yoghurt
    1 cup spinach

    Juice from 2 oranges + 1 teaspoon zest
    1 ½ cups water
    1 ½ cups cous cous
    ¼ cup raisins
    2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
    ¼ bunch mint roughly chopped

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