Vegetable Couscous With Apricots And Sunflower Seeds - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (500 g) bag Europe's Best Romanesco Concerto Frozen Vegetables, frozen
    3/4 cup vegetable stock or 3/4 cup water
    1 cup instant couscous
    1/3 cup dried apricot
    3 tbps. sun-dried tomatoes, chopped (dried or in oil)
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon pepper
    1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
    2 tbps. olive oil
    1/4 cup sunflower seeds, toasted
    3 green onions, thinly sliced
    2 tablespoons fresh cilantro or 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
Preparation
    In a shallow saucepan with tight fitting lid, combine Europe's Best Romanesco Concerto with water or stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat.
    Gently stir in couscous. Spread over apricots, tomatoes, salt, pepper and cumin. Cover and let steam for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
    Gently mix in olive oil, sunflower seeds, green onions and cilantro and serve.

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