Tomato Roasted Broccolini & Kalettes with Herbed Couscous

Tomato Roasted Broccolini & Kalettes with Herbed Couscous

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, June 3, 2018.

Kalettes are a cross between kale and Brussels sprouts, highly nutritious, easy to cook and an absolute beauty to look at! Enjoy these delicious bespoke gems on Tuesday night, roasted to perfection to enhance their nutty flavour, which pairs perfectly with the creamy leeks and couscous.


Ingredients

Roast Broccolini

  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 bunch broccolini
  • 150g kalettes

Sauce

  • 1 leek
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup white wine or stock
  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • 200g sour cream

Couscous

  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • 1 cup couscous
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 3 Tbsp parsley
  • 2 Tbsp mint
  • 2 Tbsp coriander
  • Juice of ½ lemon

To serve

  • 40g smoked roasted almonds

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C. Preheat oven to 220°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Finely dice tomatoes and toss in a large bowl with garlic and lemon zest. Cut broccolini in half widthways and cut kalettes in half. Toss with tomato mix, season and lay out on prepared tray. Roast for about 13 minutes until golden and tender
  2. While broccolini roasts, thinly slice leek. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat and cook leek for about 6 minutes, until soften and beginning to brown.
  3. Add garlic, butter and salt and cook for a further 3-4 minutes, until very tender. Add white wine/stock and second measure of stock and bring to a simmer.
  4. Reduce heat to low-medium and simmer for about 3 minutes, until reduced. Stir through sour cream, simmer a further 1-2 minutes then remove from heat and season to taste.
  5. While leek cooks, bring third measure of stock to the boil in a medium pot on high heat. Once boiling turn off heat, add couscous and salt, stir, cover and leave for 5 minutes, then fluff up grains with a fork. Finely chop herbs, then stir through cooked couscous along with lemon juice and season to taste.
  6. To serve, divide couscous between plates, top with roast broccolini and drizzle with creamy leeks. Sprinkle with smoked almonds.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1959 kj
468 kcal
Protein 24.2g
Carbohydrate 28.3g
Fat 27.5g