Turmeric Couscous with Navy Beans and Cherry Tomatoes
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Looking for a quick and wholesome Vegan meal? This Mediterranean inspired dish can be eaten hot or cold and will leave you completely satisfied.
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 297 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup couscous
- 2 gloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 shallot chopped
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 can navy beans drained
- 1 lemon
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp cumin
- pinch of cayenne
Instructions
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Bring 1 ¼ cup of water to a boil. Add 1 cup of couscous, 1/8 tsp sea salt and 2 tsp of turmeric powder and stir. Cover and simmer for 8-10 mins.
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While couscous is cooking, heat up a medium non-stick pan over a medium heat. Add garlic, shallots and cook for 1 minute. Then add cherry tomatoes and for 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat.
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In a separate bowl, mix turmeric couscous, navy beans, juice of 1 lemon, ¼ tsp of sea salt, ¼ tsp of cumin and a pinch cayenne.
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Then add cooked cherry tomato mixture to the bowl and mix. Garnish with parsley.
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Note: If you’d like to add some dressing, SimpleFit Tahini Dressing goes very well with this dish (you can find it under Dressings Recipe section).
Recipe Notes
Nutritional Information: Calories: 297 Fat: 1.1 g Saturated fat: 0.2 g Carbohydrates: 59.9 g Dietary Fiber: 11.1 g Sugar: 4.4 g Sodium: 292 mg Protein: 12.8 g