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Moroccan Couscous with Roasted Peppers
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Moroccan Couscous with Roasted Peppers

Moroccan couscous served with colorful roasted peppers, corn and beans in an olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing

⏱ 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 3 parts
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Couscous

  1. 1
    Place the peppers in a baking pan, drizzle with a little of the olive oil and bake at 220°C (430°F) for 20 minutes.
    OvenBaking pan
  2. 2
    Bring the liquid and salt with tsp of the oil to a boil and pour it over the couscous.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  3. 3
    Cover 5 minutes and fluff the grains with a fork.
    💡Fluff with a fork, not a spoon: a fork separates the grains, and a spoon mashes them into clumps.

For the Salad Dressing

  1. 4
    In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, cumin, paprika, black pepper and rest of the olive oil and the rest of the salt until smooth.
    Bowl

To assemble

  1. 5
    In a large bowl, mix the couscous with the corn kernels, beans and roasted peppers.
    Bowl
  2. 6
    Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
  3. 7
    Serve with the cilantro on top.
623calories
20 gprotein
91 gcarbs
16 gfat
● protein 14%● carbs 62%● fat 24%

Per serving (412 g), of 4 servings

For the Couscous · For the Salad Dressing · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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🧩 Built from…

Couscous → Dressing → Grain salad

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