Sunday, March 25, 2012

Broccoli and Sweet Potato Couscous


This is another Sanitarium recipe - it's so easy, very tasty, and one of those recipes that you can use whatever veges you have on hand.  It comes in at 380 calories per serve, but it worked out less as I didn't use avocado.  It's another one that's very filling, so you really get a lot of bang for your calories!

Ingredients (serves 4)
1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped into 2cm chunks
Olive oil spray
400g broccoli
100g fresh baby corn kernels
2 cups low salt vegetable stock
1 cup couscous
5 tablespoons pine nuts
1 avocado
1 bunch fresh mint
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lemon, juiced

Method
Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius.  Place sweet potato into baking tray.  Spray with oil and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Cut the broccoli into small florets.  Steam broccoli and corn kernels.

In a saucepan, bring stock to the boil.  Place couscous in a large bowl and pour 1 cup of heated stock over the couscous and rake with fork.  Let couscous sit for 5 minutes then rake again.

Mix in broccoli, corn kernels, sweet potato and pine nuts.  Peel and cut the avocado into 2cm chunks and mix.  Hand-pick mint leaves and scatter them through the couscous.

Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice and serve.

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