Ingredients

  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3-4 Dates
  • 3-4 Prunes
  • 1 bunch parsely
  • 1 ounce almonds
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1/2 head cauliflower
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 2 T tomato paste
  • 2 tsp Ra El Hanout
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 1/2 ounces vegetable demi-glace
  • 1 T Honey

Method

  • Mince the garlic, roughly chop the dates, prunes, and almonds. Peel and small dice the red onion. Peel and cut the sweet potato into bite-sized pieces and place in a bowl of cold water. Cut out and discard the thick stem of the cauliflower, then cut the head into small florets. Small dice the zucchini and roughly chop the parsley.
  • Heat 1 cup of water with a punch of salt. Once the water is boiling add the cous cous and turn off the heat. Cover and let stand for 7 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.
  • Toast the almonds on high for 1-3 minutes and then transfer to a small bowl. In a large pot, heat 2 tsp of olive oil on high until hot. Add the garlic, onion, and sweet potato and cook 4-6 minutes, stirring occassionally, or until the sweet potato begins to soften. Add the zucchini and cauliflower and cook 4-6 minutes- salt and pepper to taste.
  • Add the tomato paste, ras el hanout, and cinnamon stick. Cook 1-2 minutes. Stir in the honey, demi-glace, dates, prunes, and 1 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 6-8 minutes then turn off heat and stir in half of the parsely. Serve in bowls over cous cous (discard cinnamon stick use remaining parsley and almonds as garnish)