Name: Spanish Vegetable Couscous
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 600 g sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes; 2 tbsp olive oil; Salt and pepper, to taste; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 onion, thickly sliced; 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 ½ cups couscous; 1 ½ cups vegetable stock; 250 g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved; 200 g green beans, trimmed, halved; ⅓ cup finely chopped fresh parsley; 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Spanish Vegetable Couscous

A filling and delicious way to eat meat-free, this vegetarian couscous can be enjoyed as a light main (perhaps for an office lunch), or as a shared side.

A filling and delicious way to eat meat-free, this vegetarian couscous can be enjoyed as a light main (perhaps for an office lunch), or as a shared side.

Ingredients

600 g sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes

2 tbsp olive oil

Salt and pepper, to taste

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 onion, thickly sliced

1 red capsicum, thinly sliced

2 tsp smoked paprika

1 ½ cups couscous

1 ½ cups vegetable stock

250 g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved

200 g green beans, trimmed, halved

⅓ cup finely chopped fresh parsley

1 lemon, cut into wedges

Method

1.Toss potatoes with half the oil in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Place in a single layer on an oven tray lined with baking paper.

2.Cook in a very hot oven (240C) for about 15 minutes, or until potatoes are lightly browned and tender. Remove.

Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in a large, deep, non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add garlic and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes, or until onion is soft. Add capsicum. Stir for 2 minutes. Add paprika. Stir until fragrant.

4.Add couscous, stock, tomatoes and beans. Stir to combine. Reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for about 2 minutes, or until stock is absorbed. Remove from heat. Stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Gently stir through the potato and parsley.

5.Serve with lemon wedges.

Chantal Walsh

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