Moroccan Warm Couscous Salad

This is a good go to, and super quick and easy. The best part is, you can have most of these dry goods in the pantry and use whatever vegetables you have in the fridge!

What You Will Need:
- 2 cups of couscous CousCous
- 1L Chicken or Vegetable Stock
- 1 Onion
- Moroccan Seasoning or Ras El Hanout 
- Harissa or Rose Harissa (If you like a bit of heat)
- Vegetables of your choice (carrots, peas, chickpeas, beans, corn etc)

For Topping:
- Nuts of your choice (pistachios, pine nuts, cashews, almonds slivered)
- Currants (You could use sultanas or craisins)
- Parsley (Chopped)

To start, cook off your onions with some grapeseed oil (or vegetable oil), until golden, then add in your uncooked vegetables (chopped in small cubes), we like chopped carrots and capsicum, and mushrooms.

Once they have started to get soft, add in your tin beans (we use corn kernels, and chickpeas). 

Now add in your spices! You want to use moroccan seasoning or Ras el Hanout for this (don't be shy it will add so much flavour). Then add in your harissa or rose harissa (if you don't want heat, then use tomato paste instead. 

Your kitchen at this point should smell so good! Then you want to add in the stock (we like chicken for this dish but you can use any stock you like). If you want to add frozen peas this is when you would do so. 

Stir everything through, and once the stock is boiling, add in your couscous. (Your stock should just be covering the couscous - adjust measurements accordingly). Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. 

Make sure all the stock has reduced and fluff up your couscous with a fork. 

Let it set aside, and prepare your toppings. (this is the best part!)

Toppings:

Toast off your nuts on a very lightly oiled pan (make sure you watch them so they don't burn!) Once they are golden, they are done. 

Now toast your currants or sultanas until they puff up in little round balls. Take them off the heat and remove from the pan straight away. 

Put your couscous in a nice serving dish, top it with your nuts and currants, chopped parsley and crumbled feta (optional). 

Serve on its own or as a side to a main dish. 

Enjoy! 

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