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Chermoula-Braised Vegetables With Barley

Here's how you make Chermoula-Braised Vegetables With Barley
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 40-45m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion (thickly sliced)
  • 2 red capsicums (sliced)
  • 500 gram whole pumpkin (1 butternut pumpkin, peeled and cut into 4cm pieces)
  • 1 can (410 gram) garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
  • 1/2 cup barley
  • 1/4 cup currants
  • 500 ml vegetable stock (2 cups)
  • 250 ml water
  • 500 grams silverbeet (1 bunch)
  • 1/3 cup almond nuts (natural almonds, roughly chopped)
  • Fresh coriander (1/2 bunch to garnish)
  • 434 grams zucchini (2 zucchini, sliced into rounds and steamed to serve)
  • FOR QUICK CHERMOULA
  • 1/3 cup coriander, chopped (fresh)
  • 2 tablespoon Moroccan seasoning
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: To make chermoula, combine all ingredients in a bowl.

  • Step 2: Heat oil in a large casserole dish over a medium heat and add the onion and capsicum and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until onion is soft and then add chermoula and stir for 30 seconds, or until fragrant.

  • Step 3: Add pumpkin, drained chickpeas, barley, currants, stock and water and bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and cover and cook for 35 minutes, or until tender.

  • Step 4: Cut away silverbeet leaves from either side of white vein and stem and discard the stems and chop silverbeet leaves and add to dish.

  • Step 5: Cook stirring, for about 3 minutes or until wilted.

  • Step 6: Sprinkle with almonds and garnish with coriander and serve with steamed zucchini.


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