Author Notes
Thyme scented wholewheat couscous with sumac roasted chickpeas and carrot matchsticks, drizzled with a lemon, tahini, sumac dressing. A quick, well balanced and nutrtious weeknight meal full of flavour. In fact it was last night's dinner. I had leftover thyme scented couscous in the fridge and a pot of fresh cooked chickpeas which was way more than I needed to prepare my Chewy Chickpea Bars. I would notmally add sumac roasted cauliflower and caramalized onions to this, but I was aiming for minimal prep work last night. 20 minutes later, dinner was served. —Nissrine @ Harmony à la Carte
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Ingredients
- Thyme Scented Couscous
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1/2 cup
Wholewheat Couscous
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1 teaspoon
Thyme, dried
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1 teaspoon
Olive Oil, extra virgin
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Pinch
Sea Salt
- Sumac Roasted Chickpeas & Carrots with Tangy Tahini Sauce
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1/4 cup
Cooked Chickpeas
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2
Small Carrots
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1/2 tablespoon
Sumac
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Pinch
Sea Salt
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1/2 tablespoon
Olive Oil, extra virgin
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1 tablespoon
Lemon Juice, fresh squeezed
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1 tablespoon
Tahini
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1 tablespoon
Water, filtered
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Pinch
Sea Salt & Sumac to taste
Directions
- Thyme Scented Couscous
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Place couscous in a glass serving dish (not bowl), sprinkle with salt and thyme and mix well.
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Drizzle with olive oil and massage to coat all the grains, separating any clumps in the process.
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Boil water and poor over couscous, just barely covering it (about 1 cup)
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Cover and let stand for 10 minutes
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Rake with fork one layer at a time to separate and fluff without creating clumps
- Sumac Roasted Chickpeas & Carrots with Tangy Tahini Sauce
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Place chickpeas on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, sprinkle with a pinch of salt, sumac and olive oil. Mix to coat and roast in the oven until slightly crispy, about 20 minutes
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Slice carrots into matchstics and place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and remaining sumac and olive oil. Mix to coat and roast in the oven about 10 minutes.
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Mix lemon juice and tahini and season with sea salt and sumac to taste.
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Serve over Thyme Scented Couscous and Drizzle with Tangy Tahini Sauce
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