Food For Thought: A Quick Homemade Recipe For Spicy Vegetarian Couscous

Kicking off your weekend, it can be hard to stay on the right eating track when you’re trying to squeeze in catch-ups, gym time and your daily to-do lists!

Each week, we’ll bring you one quick recipe with lots of health benefits. Using common ingredients you’ll find in the fridge, press (or local shop at a push!), take the hassle out of home-cooking with this fast meal.

This week… we’re giving you a taste of Morocco with a delicious couscous recipe. From dressing up a salad, to bulking out your stir-fry, this quick recipe will help stave off the hunger pangs while adding some spice to your dish!

Ingredients:

• ¹⁄₂teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 green peppers, chopped
• 1 sweet red pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 courgette, diced
• 180g chickpeas, cooked
• 235ml boiling water
• ¹⁄₄teaspoon salt
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon curry powder
• 1teaspoon ground cumin
• 2tablespoons fresh parsley
• ¹⁄₈teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon ginger
• ¹⁄₄teaspoon cayenne
• 180g uncooked couscous

Method: 

1. In a medium-size frying pan, heat the oil.
2. Add green onions, sweet pepper, garlic, tomatoes and courgette and saute for 5 mins, stirring.
3. Remove from heat and keep warm.
4. In a medium-size saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients, mix, cover and let stand 5 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Add the first mixture from your frying pan and fluff with a fork.