Moroccan Vegetable Pot and Couscous with Pine Nuts and Dill | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Moroccan Vegetable Pot and Couscous with Pine Nuts and Dill | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

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Warmly-spiced vegetable stew with parsnips, carrots, preserved lemons, and dried apricots, served with nutty wholemeal couscous and dill—perfect for a comforting winter meal.

Keywords

  • Middle Eastern Inspired
  • Sociable
  • Dairy Free
  • Egg Free
  • Nut Free
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
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Ingredients

  • 1 x 15ml tablespoon regular olive oil
  • 1 medium leek (trimmed and cut into approx 1cm / 1/4 inch slices)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 large cinnamon stick (or 2 small)
  • 2 medium-large carrots (peeled and cut into chunky batons)
  • 2 medium-large parsnips (peeled and cut into large bite-sized chunks)
  • 1 medium-large aubergine (cut into large bite-sized chunks)
  • 250 grams potatoes (peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks)
  • 4 cloves garlic (bruised and slightly splintered with the flat side of a wide-bladed knife, then slipped out of their skins)
  • 500 grams drained chickpeas (from 1 x 700g / 25oz jar or 2 x 16oz tins)
  • 75 grams small pitted green olives
  • 75 grams soft dried apricots (halved)
  • 75 grams preserved lemons (finely chopped)
  • 1 fat pinch of saffron strands
  • 2 teaspoons Maldon sea salt flakes
  • fresh coriander
  • 350 grams wholemeal couscous
  • 1½ teaspoons vegetable bouillon powder
  • 1½ teaspoons dried dill
  • 1 teaspoon regular olive oil
  • 75 grams pinenuts (toasted)
  • 2 x 15ml tablespoons roughly chopped fresh dill plus a few intact fronds
  • Maldon sea salt flakes

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