Name: Roasted Vegetable Couscous
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 1 small eggplant, halved and sliced; 1 red bell pepper, halved and sliced; 1/2 butternut squash, cubed; 3 tomatoes, quartered; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1/4 tsp ground coriander; 1/4 tsp ground cumin; 1/4 tsp sweet paprika; pinch turmeric; pinch cinnamon; salt & pepper; 1 2/3 cups / 250g couscous; 2 tbsp / 25g butter; handful cilantro / coriander leaves, chopped

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This roasted vegetable couscous recipe is full of goodness and delicious Moroccan flavors. Perfect served with roast lamb, chicken or grilled meats.

Making roasted vegetables with couscous is super simple but gives you a colorful dish packed full of flavor.

Roasting the vegetables really intensifies the flavor, and the medley of different flavors is wonderful in this veggie couscous recipe.

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Vegetables for couscous

You can choose to add any vegetables you like to this roasted veg couscous recipe. I have chosen eggplant, red onion, red bell pepper, butternut squash and tomatoes as I feel they complement each other and roast well.

Other roasted vegetable ideas include other root vegetables such as carrots, sweet potato or parsnips. Cauliflower, broccoli and zucchini also work well in a roasted vegetable mix. See what you have in your fridge!

To roast the vegetables, chop them up, stir them with olive oil and any spices you want and then roast in the oven for 45 minutes.

How to cook couscous

There are several ways to cook couscous, including on the stove top and in the microwave. For this couscous vegetable recipe, the couscous is baked in the oven.

This results in a nice fluffy couscous, without hardly any effort - especially as you already have the oven on for roasting the vegetables.

To bake couscous in the oven, you first need to rehydrate the couscous by covering with water and soaking for 5 minutes. Then top with butter and seasoning, cover with foil and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Done!

Spices for roast vegetable couscous

You can add any of your favorite spices flavor the vegetables. This recipe calls for coriander, cumin, paprika, turmeric and cinnamon to create a Moroccan vegetable couscous recipe, as it is traditionally a North African dish, but you can play around with any spices.

If you want to add a bit of a kick to your vegetables with couscous, then stir in some cayenne pepper. You could also experiment with Italian herbs.

Couscous dinner ideas

Couscous with vegetables can be served as a vegetarian main dish, or makes a great side dish to go with roasted or grilled meats.

Couscous as a side dish is perfect for roast lamb or chicken, particularly those cooked with Moroccan spices.

It is delicious served warm or cold, making it a great dish for a picnic, barbecue or pot luck. It also keeps well in the fridge for a couple of days for eating up leftovers later.

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Yield: Serves 4