Marathon recipe for 4 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has shallot, olive oil, butternut squash, cinnamon, ground ginger, vegetable stock, prune, clear honey, red pepper, coriander, mint, couscous, harissa, chickpea and flaked almond.
Vegetable tagine with almond & chickpea couscous
Course: Marathon
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Coriander: 3 tbsp chopped coriander
- Red Pepper: 2 red peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Vegetable Stock: 450ml strong-flavoured vegetable stock
- Couscous: 250g couscous
- Chickpea: 400g can chickpea, rinsed and drained
- Mint: 2 tbsp chopped mint, plus extra for spinkling
- Cinnamon: 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Butternut Squash: 1 large butternut squash, about 1 1/4 kg/2 lb 12oz, peeled, deseeded and cut into bite size chunks
- Shallot: 400g pack shallot, peeled and cut in half
- Harissa: 1 tbsp harissa (Moroccan chilli paste)
- Flaked Almond: handful toasted flaked almonds
- Clear Honey: 2 tsp clear honey
- Ground Ginger: 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- Prune: 12 small pitted prunes
Directions
- Fry the shallots in the oil for 5 mins until they are softening and browned. Add the squash and spices, and stir for 1 min. Pour in the stock, season well, then add the prunes and honey. Cover and simmer for 8 mins.
- Add the peppers and cook for 8-10 mins until just tender. Stir in the coriander and mint.
- Pour 400ml boiling water over the couscous in a bowl, then stir in the harissa with 1/2 tsp salt. Tip in the chickpeas, then cover and leave for 5 mins. Fluff up with a fork and serve with the tagine, flaked almonds and extra mint.
