Roast Vegetables with Couscous Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp olive oil (plus a little extra to serve)
• 2 onions (peeled and cut into wedges)
• 2 shallots (peeled)
• 3 carrots (cut into chunks)
• 2 parsnips (cut into chunks)
• 3 cloves of garlic (crushed, peeled and chopped)
• 1 red chilli (finely sliced (seeds included if you like the heat))
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp coriander seeds (crushed)
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (crushed)
• 4 cardamom pods (crushed large pinch of saffron)
• 2 courgettes (thickly sliced)
• 1.1 lb plum tomatoes (skinned sea salt)
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 lb couscous
• 2 1/2 oz butter
• a bunch of flat-leaf parsley (chopped)
• a bunch of coriander (chopped)
• a dash of balsamic vinegar