Roast Veg & Couscous salad Annabelle Langbein

stewartx2, Dec 20, 8:16am
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Can anyone please help with this recipe. I have ordered the cook book through Flybuys but our Paper plus store has to reorder and I am not sure how long it will be?

eastie3, Dec 20, 9:15am
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Coucous w Roasted Vegetables-Annabel Langbein

2 red onions,peeled
3 med beetroot peeled/10-12 baby beets,scrubbed
200g pumpkin,skin and seeds removed
6 sm or 3 med carrots,peeled
2 kumara peeled
3 TBS evoo
2TBS maple or golden syrup or honey
Salt and ground black pepper
2c couscous
Finely grated zest of orange
1tsp salt
2c boiling water
1/2 packed cup of mint leaves(abt 50) chopped or torn
1/4c lemon juice
1/2 c shelled unsalted pistachio nuts,chopped

Oven @180C

Halve onions lengthwise and cut into 2cm wedges.Cut med beetrootinto 2cm chunks or baby beets into quarters.Cut pumpkin,carrots and kumara into 2cm chunks.

Place the veges in a very large roasting dish or two,and spread out in a single layer.Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and maple/golden syrup/honey.Season to taste.Roast for about 45mins or until tender and starting to caramelise.

In a large bowl mix couscous,lemon zest,salt and boiling water.
Allow to stand for about 10mins,then fluff up with a fork.
Add the roasted veges,mint and lemon juice to the couscousand toss gently to combine.Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with the chopped pistachios.

trah, Dec 20, 5:57pm
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What is "evoo"?

sandra25, Dec 20, 5:59pm
'Extra Virgin Olive Oil'

Next Annabel Langbein reprint is due February 2011.

supercook, Dec 20, 11:03pm
i made this it is super yummy! Am making again for xmas day. So must put beetroot on the shopping list.

stewartx2, Dec 20, 11:16pm
Thanks Eastie - very much appreciated. I too am planning on putting this on menu for Christmas day...thanks again everyone

guest, Mar 7, 5:05pm
when it says add lemon zest, I'm guessing you mean orange?