Mediterranean Roasted Vegetable Couscous - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large red onion, cut in eights
1 red pepper, cut in eights
1 yellow pepper, cut in eights
1 courgette, cut in 1/4 inch diagonal pieces
1 cup chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)
1 cup chopped of fresh mint
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
60 g dried apricots, chopped
1 head garlic
1 lemon, juice and zest of
1 lime, juice and zest of
1 orange, juice and zest of
50 g pine nuts, roasted
250 g couscous
350 ml chicken stock
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
salt
black pepper

Preparation

In a hot oven (200c) put the red onion, peppers, garlic and courgette in an oven proof dish with a drizzle of olive oil.
When roasted (approx 25 - 30mins )remove and place to one side until couscous ready.
Turn off oven and put pine nuts in for 5 mins as oven cools down - do not let burn.
In a heat proof bowl combine the couscous with cumin, coriander, cinnamon, juice and zests of lemon, lime and orange and hot chicken stock. Cover for 5 minutes.
Fluff the couscous with a fork and add the apricots, chopped mint and coriander, pine nuts, roasted vegetables and roasted garlic.
Season with salt and pepper and serve.