Couscous with seven vegetables

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Vegetable broth or water
6 mediums Carrots; cut in chunks
3 mediums Yellow onions; quartered
2 Turnips; peeled and quarter
2 Celery stalks; sliced
1 3\" stick cinnamon or 1 ts ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon To 1ts ground cumin
About 1 ts salt
Ground black pepper
1 small Pumpkin or butternut squash peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
½ Green cabbage; shredded
2 cups Cooked or canned chickpeas or fava beans
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh coriander or parsley
1 pounds Couscous; steamed (2 1/2c)

Directions

Bring broth or water to a boil in a large pot. Add the carrots, onions, turnips, celery, cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, salt and pepper to taste. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes.

Add the pumpkin, cabbage and chickpeas. (For a thicker sauce, puree half the chick peas first) Cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Add the coriander. Discard the cinnamon stick.

Spoon the couscous onto a large platter or into individual serving bowls. Make a well in the center and fill the well with the vegetables. Pour some of the broth over the couscous, Serve warm.

Nutritional info per serving: 512 cal; 22g pro, 99g carb, 4g fat(6%), 1534mg sodium

Source: adapted from a Miami Herald recipe, 9/5/96 formatted by Lisa Crawford

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