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Middle Eastern Cauliflower Couscous with Roasted Oven Vegetables

Middle Eastern Cauliflower Couscous with Roasted Oven Vegetables

Whip up this vibrant Middle Eastern-inspired cauliflower couscous in no time. Our simple oven vegetable hack lets the oven handle the roasting while you focus on flavor.

Ingredients

Serves 4

For the Middle Eastern Cauliflower Couscous

  • 1x vegetable hack oven vegetables (see below)
  • 2 packs (800 g) AH Cauliflower couscous with bell pepper, tomato and coriander
  • 1 lemon
  • 50 g almonds
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil

For the Oven Vegetable Hack

  • 1 package (600 g) AH Oven vegetables zucchini, red pepper & carrot
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 tsp Ras el Hanout herbs

Read also: 'More cauliflower recipes'

Preparation Method

For the Oven Vegetable Hack

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Place the oven vegetables (zucchini, red pepper & carrot) in a bowl. Add Ras el Hanout herbs and olive oil, toss to coat, and spread on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Roast for 25 minutes, shaking halfway through.

For the Middle Eastern Cauliflower Couscous

  1. Coarsely chop the almonds and squeeze the lemon.
  2. Heat sunflower oil in a wok and stir-fry the cauliflower couscous for 2 minutes until al dente. Add lemon juice and chopped almonds, stirring well to combine.
  3. Serve the couscous topped with the roasted oven vegetables.

Recipe and image: The Hip Vegetarian