Today’s Healthy Dish: Spicy Vegetable Couscous

Here is a bowl of many good things put together. The spices work well together and this dish works well for a family meal (servings 4 – 8) or you can make this dish a side if you would like to add meat.

Ingredients

• ¹⁄₂teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2green onions, chopped
• 1sweet red pepper
• 1garlic clove, minced
• 2tomatoes, chopped
• 1zucchini, diced
• 1cup chickpeas, cooked
• 1cup boiling water
• ¹⁄₄teaspoon salt
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon curry powder
• 1teaspoon ground cumin
• 2tablespoons fresh parsley
• ¹⁄₈teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon ginger
• ¹⁄₄teaspoon cayenne

• 1cup couscous

Directions

1. In a medium-size skillet heat the oil.
2. Add green onions, sweet pepper, garlic, tomatoes and zucchini; saute 5 min, stirring.
3. Remove from heat and keep warm.
4. In a medium-size saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients, mix, cover and let stand 5 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Add the first mixture and fluff with a fork.

(Source: http://www.food.com/recipe/spicy-vegetable-couscous-197298 )