Roasted carrot and currant couscous with tahini dressing

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Recipe «Roasted carrot and currant couscous with tahini dressing» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 6 carrots, peeled, thickly sliced, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 1/2 cups couscous, 1 1/2 cups boiling water, 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves , 1/2 cup currants, 2 tbsp tahini, 1 tbsp olive oil , 1 garlic clove, crushed, 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice.

Ingredients:

  • 6 carrots, peeled, thickly sliced 
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 1 1/2 cups couscous 
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water 
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves 
  • 1/2 cup currants 
  • 2 tbsp tahini 
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Cook carrots in a saucepan of boiling water for 5 minutes or until almost tender. Drain. Transfer to a large roasting pan. Drizzle with oil. Toss to coat. Roast for 30 minutes or until golden and tender. Cool for 15 minutes. Roughly chop.
  2. Meanwhile, place couscous in a large, heatproof bowl. Add boiling water. Stand, covered, for 5 minutes or until water is absorbed. Stir with a fork to separate grains.
  3. Make tahini dressing: Place tahini, oil, garlic, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons cold water in a screw-top jar. Season with salt and pepper. Secure lid. Shake to combine.
  4. Add carrot, coriander and currants to couscous. Toss to combine. Drizzle with dressing. Serve.