Grilled Vegetables And Chickpeas With Couscous

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large zucchini
• 1 large yellow squash
• 1 small green bell pepper, quartered
• 1 small red bell pepper, quartered
• 1 small onion, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
• cooking spray
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup dry couscous
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon hot chili paste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup grape tomatoes, halved
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can chickpeas, drained rinsed (garbanzo beans)
• crumbled feta (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat grill. cut zucchini and squash lengthwise into 1/4-in thick wedges.
• 2 coat grill with cooking spray; grill zucchini, squash, peppers, and onions 3 minutes on each side or until well browned.
• 3 remove from the grill and cool.
• 4 chop vegetables into bite-sized pieces, set aside in a large bowl.
• 5 bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. stir in couscous, salt, pepper, cumin and cinnamon.
• 6 cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes.
• 7 stir gently with a fork.
• 8 add couscous, tomatoes and the remaining ingredients to vegetables in bowl, toss well.
• 9 top each serving with crumbled feta if desired.