Mediterranean Vegetable & Tabouli Couscous
Get your taste of the Mediterranean with our delicious couscous recipe.
Ingredients
Couscous
200g kent pumpkin, sliced into small wedges
½ large zucchini, cut into half-moons
½ medium red capsicum, sliced
½ Lebanese cucumber, diced
½ tomato, diced
½ eggplant, cut into half-moons
Pinch mixed herbs and cracked pepper.
75g dried couscous, cooked to recipe
½ bunch parsley, finely diced
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/3 cups cooked chickpeas
3 tbsp homemade tzatziki
Tzatziki Sauce
1 cup unsweetened Greek yoghurt
½ cucumber grated
½ lemon, squeezed
Salt and pepper
Method
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Step 1
Prepare the tzatziki sauce by mixing in a small bowl yoghurt, cucumber, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Keep refrigerated in an airtight container
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Step 2
Pre-heat fan-forced oven to 180°C
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Step 3
Place eggplant, zucchini, capsicum and pumpkin on a baking tray and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, mixed herbs and pepper and bake for 25 minutes until roasted
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Step 4
In the last 10 minutes, toss chickpeas on a tray to coat in the oil and bake for the remaining time
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Step 5
Whilst vegetables are roasting, prepare couscous to recipe instructions and set aside
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Step 6
Finely chop parsley and cut cucumber and tomato into small cubes. Combine parsley, cucumber and tomato in a medium bowl until mixed together
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Step 7
When vegetables are roasted, let cool for 5-10 minutes then combine with couscous tabouli mixture and serve evenly between two bowls
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Step 8
Dress salad with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and tzatziki
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Additional Comments
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The tzatziki sauce can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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