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Tray-fried vegetables with couscous

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 500 g zucchini
  • 400 g carrot(s)
  • 1 chili pepper(s), red
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 2 tsp lemon or lime juice
  • 150 g feta cheese made from sheep’s milk
  • 150 g couscous
  • salt and pepper
  • 150 ml water

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Clean the zucchini, halve it crosswise, and then quarter it lengthwise. Peel the carrots and quarter it lengthwise. Slice the chili pepper and remove the seeds. In a bowl, mix the vegetables and chili with the olive oil, cinnamon, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Spread on a greased baking sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (top/bottom heat) on the second rack from the bottom for 15 minutes. Crumble the feta over the vegetables and bake for another 10 minutes. Pour the hot water over the couscous in a bowl and season with salt. Let the couscous sit for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Serve the couscous with the vegetables.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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