Orange-scented vegetable couscous
9
Points®
Total time: 31 min • Prep: 16 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Enjoy this beautiful couscous dish as a vegetarian entrée or side. Or, you can turn it into a one-dish meal: Add chopped cooked chicken breast when you add the peas. The couscous is flavored with raisins, onions, zucchini, and almonds, and spiced with ground cumin, ginger, and cinnamon. You'll also love the addition of a touch of freshly grated orange zest at the very end. It may sound like a lot of ingredients, but it all comes together in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Unsweetened orange juice
1¼ cup(s)
Golden seedless raisins
½ cup(s)
Table salt
¾ tsp
Ground cumin
½ tsp
Ground ginger
¼ tsp
Black pepper
¼ tsp
Ground cinnamon
⅛ tsp
Uncooked couscous
1 cup(s)
Olive oil
1 tsp
Onion
1 medium, chopped
Garlic
2 clove(s), minced
Uncooked zucchini
2 small, cut into 1/2-inch (1.25cm) wedges
Frozen green peas
½ cup(s), thawed
Slivered almonds (unsalted, no oil or sugar added)
2 Tbsp
Orange zest
1 tsp, grated
Instructions
1
In a medium saucepan, combine orange juice, raisins, 1/2 tsp salt, the cumin, ginger, 1/8 tsp pepper and the cinnamon. Bring to a boil.
2
Add couscous and stir. Cover, remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat oil. Sauté onion and garlic until they begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
4
Add zucchini and cook until vegetables begin to brown, about 3 minutes.
5
Stir in peas, almonds and remaining salt and pepper. Heat to serving temperature, about 1 minute.
6
Transfer couscous to a bowl and fluff with fork. Add vegetables and orange zest. Toss to combine.
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