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Saffron Couscous with Seven Vegetables

 

Recipe By :Lynn Fischer, Healthy Indulgences (1995)

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Beans Grains Rice Illustrated

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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10 ounce couscous (or 1 box)

prepared according to package directions

1 medium onion -- diced

6 medium carrots -- diced

1/2 rutabaga -- peeled, diced

1/2 cup diced green cabbage

1/2 teaspoon powdered saffron

or 20 threads, crushed

1 medium zucchini -- diced

1 small eggplant -- diced, salted, drained

3 plum tomatoes -- diced

1/2 cup golden raisins

3 cloves garlic -- minced

Salt (optional)

Freshly ground black pepper

2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 3/4 cups vegetable stock

 

In a nonstick 5-quart sauce pot or Dutch oven over high heat, heat 1 inch water

to boiling. Add the onion, carrots, rutabaga, cabbage, and saffron and reduce

the heat to medium; cover and cook for 6 minutes. Check the water and add more

to maintain 1/2 to 1 inch. Stir in the zucchini and eggplant; cover and cook

over low heat for about 8 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, raisins, garlic, salt,

if using, and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat about 5 more minutes.

 

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch into the stock. Add the stock

to the vegetables and cook, stirring until thickened. Mound the couscous on a

large platter and make a well in the center. Fill the well with the vegetables

and serve immediately. Per SERVING: Saturated Fat: Trace Total Fat: 0.5 gm

Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 38 mg Calories: 227

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 267 Calories; 1g Fat (4.9% calories from

fat); 8g Protein; 57g Carbohydrate; 7g Dietary Fiber; 1mg Cholesterol; 388mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 0 Fat.

 

NOTES : In Morocco, where seven is a lucky number, this vegetable dish is made

like a vegetarian stew. Saffron lends a pungency and beautiful color to the

stew. It is available in some supermarkets, specialty food stores, and in Indian

and Middle Eastern markets.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 449 0 0 0 0 2415 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0