Spiced Aubergine Couscous Bowl
with cannellini beans and Greek style cheese
Feel like eating something fancy but don't want to spend all evening in the kitchen? This speedy aubergine ragout is ready in a flash but still filled with flavour—and looks great on the plate!
Tags:
Veggie
•Quick
•Spicy
•Climate Conscious
•Super Quick
•Quick Prep
Allergens:
Wheat
•Milk
Total Time25 minutes
Cooking Time20 minutes
DifficultyEasy
Ingredients
Serving amount
1 unit(s)
Bell Pepper
1 unit(s)
Aubergine
100 grams
Couscous
(Contains Wheat May be present Soya)
5 grams
Parsley
1 pack(s)
Chopped Tomato with Onion & Garlic
100 grams
Greek Style Cheese
(Contains Milk)
1 sachet(s)
Vegetable Stock
½ sachet(s)
Italian Herbs
1 pack(s)
Cannellini Beans
1 sachet(s)
Honey
1 sachet(s)
Harissa Spice Mix
Not included in your delivery
to taste
Oil
to taste
Salt
to taste
Pepper
to taste
Water
to taste
Sugar
to taste
Butter
Nutrition Values
Energy (kJ)2768 kJ
Energy (kcal)662 kcal
Fat16.5 g
of which saturates9.8 g
Carbohydrate88.3 g
of which sugars23.1 g
Dietary Fiber13 g
Protein30.8 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Salt6.86 g
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region. Nutrition for uncooked ingredients based on 2 person recipe, excludes Pantry Items.
Utensils
•Sieve
•Baking Sheet with Baking Paper
•Pan with Lid
Instructions
1
- Preheat the oven to 240°C/220°C fan/gas mark 9.
- Trim the aubergine and chop into 2cm pieces. Pop onto a large (lined) baking tray.
- Toss with, salt, pepper, half the harissa spice and a drizzle of oil. Spread out in a single layer.
- Roast the aubergine until golden brown and soft, 20-25 mins. Turn the tray halfway through.
2
- Pour the couscous and half the stock into a bowl.
- Stir in 200ml boiling water (500ml for 4p).
- Cover with a plate or cling film.
- Leave aside for 10 mins or until ready to serve.
TIP: If you're in a hurry you can boil the water in your kettle.
3
- Meanwhile, halve the bell pepper and discard the core and seeds. Chop into 2cm chunks.
- Drain and rinse the cannellini beans in a sieve.
- Roughly chop the parsley (stalks and all).
- Place a large pan over high heat with a drizzle of oil.
- Once hot, fry the pepper until charred, 5-7 mins. Season with salt and pepper.
TIP: Stir only every so often so the pepper picks up a nice colour.
4
- Reduce the heat of the pan to medium-high.
- Add cannellini beans, chopped tomatoes, half the Italian herbs and ½ tsp sugar (double both for 4p).
- Stir in the remaining harissa spice, half the parsley and remaining stock.
- Cover and simmer for 8-10 mins.
5
- Once simmered, stir in the roasted aubergine, honey and a knob of butter.
- Season to taste with salt, pepper and sugar. Add a splash of water to loosen the sauce if necessary.
- Once everything is ready, fluff up the couscous with a fork.
- Crumble the Greek style cheese into small pieces.
6
- Serve the stew on a bed of fluffy couscous.
- Top with the crumbled Greek style cheese.
- Finish with a sprinkling of parsley and a pinch of pepper.
