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Roasted Root Vegetables & Couscous with Fall Fig Dressing

Here's how you make Roasted Root Vegetables & Couscous with Fall Fig Dressing
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  • Servings: 8-10
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 1.5m
    • The following recipe serves 8-10 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound carrots (peeled, halved crosswise, fat end quartered and thin end halved)
  • 1.5 to 2 pound butternut squash (peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes, 1 medium squash)
  • 2.5 pounds beets (quartered, 5 medium)
  • 3.5 ounces parsnips (peeled, halved lengthwise, fat end quartered and thin end halved, 2 parsnips)
  • 1 fennel bulb (small bulb, about 2.5-3 ounces, cut into bite-sized pieces)
  • 2 onions (large white onions, peeled and thickly sliced in wedges)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil (extra-virgin)
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 300 grams dry couscous (Israeli pearl couscous, 2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries (for garnish)
  • 1/2 cup minced parsley (for garnish, optional)
  • FOR FALL FIG DRESSING
  • 4 ounces fig jam (preserves)
  • 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 whole orange (juice and zest of)
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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: Preheat oven to 425°F.

  • Step 2: Toss vegetables with olive oil in a large roasting pan, season liberally with salt and pepper and roast in the hot oven, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, about up to an hour and a half.

  • Step 3: Meanwhile, combine 2 cups of Israeli (pearl) couscous in saucepan with 2 cups boiling water and 1 teaspoon salt. Simmer over low heat, covered, for about 10 minutes.

  • Step 4: Fluff couscous with a fork and spoon into a serving bowl. Pile warm roasted vegetables over couscous and drizzle with Fall Fig Dressing (method below). Sprinkle with dried cranberries and minced parsley, if using. Serve warm or chill and serve later.

  • Fall Fig Dressing:

  • Step 5: Whisk together the first 4 ingredients; season to taste with salt and pepper.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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