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Vegetable Couscous with Sunflower Pesto

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Level: Easy

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6

Description

Clean, easy, happy dish that makes the perfect entree or side!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE PESTO:
  • 4 cups Lightly Packed Basil
  • 1 cup Roasted And Salted Sunflower Seeds
  • 3 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
  • ½ cups Vegetable Broth
  • 2  Lemons, Juiced
  • Salt And Pepper, to taste
  • FOR THE COUSCOUS AND VEGETABLES:
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1-½ cup Broccoli Florets
  • 1-½ cup Cherry Tomatoes, Halved
  • 1-½ cup Zucchini, Cut Into Bit-sized Pieces
  • 1 head Kale, Spines Removed And Roughly Chopped
  • 1-½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 cup Couscous
  • 1  Avocado, Sliced, For Topping
  • 4 Tablespoons Roasted And Salted Sunflower Seeds, For Topping

Preparation

To make the pesto, place all ingredients plus salt and pepper in a food processor or blender and whiz until smooth. Set aside.

For the couscous, heat olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add broccoli, cherry tomatoes and zucchini and cook for about 3 minutes. Add chopped kale, garlic powder, salt and pepper and cook until tender, about 2 more minutes.

While veggies are cooking, prepare couscous according to package instructions.

Combine couscous and veggies in a large bowl and fold in pesto. Divide into bowls and top each with sliced avocado and sunflower seeds.

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