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Med express chargrilled veg couscous
Against the clock? Fire up your grill to give aubergines, courgettes and peppers a sultry Mediterranean makeover, while couscous steeps in stock souped-up with sun-dried tomato paste. A scattering of diced onion and tomatoes, a flurry of basil and...voila! A 20-minute meal of which dreams are Med…
Plants 6
SWK: Source of protein
SWK: High fibre
quick cook
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste (Water, Sun Dried Tomato (Sun dried tomatoes, Salt), Tomato Paste, White Wine Vinegar 12%, Salt, Ground Oregano, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid)
- 1 vegetable stock cube (use half) (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 1 onion
- 200g baby tomatoes
- 1 pepper
- 125g wholewheat couscous (Wheat) (100% Whole WHEAT semolina)
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 120g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
- 1 aubergine
- 1 courgette
Nutritional Information
Calories: 362
Protein: 17g
Carbs: 63g
Fat: 3.6g
Ingredients
- 2 aubergine
- 2 courgette
- 2 pepper
- 250g wholewheat couscous (Wheat) (100% Whole WHEAT semolina)
- 2 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste (Water, Sun Dried Tomato (Sun dried tomatoes, Salt), Tomato Paste, White Wine Vinegar 12%, Salt, Ground Oregano, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid)
- 1 vegetable stock cube (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 2 onion
- 400g baby tomatoes
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 120g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 343
Protein: 15g
Carbs: 61g
Fat: 3.6g
Med express chargrilled veg couscous
Against the clock? Fire up your grill to give aubergines, courgettes and peppers a sultry Mediterranean makeover, while couscous steeps in stock souped-up with sun-dried tomato paste. A scattering of diced onion and tomatoes, a flurry of basil and...voila! A 20-minute meal of which dreams are Med…
Cook time:
20 mins
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Food group:
Dairy
Allergens: Celery, Wheat, Milk
Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- 1 large baking tray
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 small mixing bowl
Prep & grill the veg
- Heat your grill to high.
- Cut the aubergines, and the courgettes, into 1cm-thick slices. Deseed and thickly slice the peppers.
- Put the aubergines, courgettes and peppers on a large baking tray lined with foil and spritz with cooking spray. Grill for 8-10 mins until soft and lightly browned.
Sort the couscous
- Meanwhile, put the couscous in a bowl, add the tomato paste, crumble in the stock and pour in enough boiled water to just cover the couscous. Stir well, cover and leave for 5 mins, until the stock is absorbed.
Bring the zing!
- At the same time, peel and finely dice the onions, and chop the tomatoes.
- Stir the onions and tomatoes through the couscous.
Plate up
- Finely chop the basil and mix it into the yogurt.
- To serve, spoon the roast veg over the couscous and drizzle the yogurt on top.