Pearl Couscous With Creamy Feta and Chickpeas
Ingredients
- 1pint grape tomatoes, halved
- ¼cup sliced scallions
- 2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 1tablespoon balsamic vinegar, plus more for serving
- 2fat garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
- 1½teaspoons kosher salt, plus more as needed
- ½teaspoon black pepper, plus more for serving
- 3oregano, rosemary or sage sprigs
- 2cups vegetable stock or water
- ⅓cup chopped cilantro, dill or parsley, plus more for serving
- ½teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (from ½ lemon)
- ¾teaspoon ground cumin
- 8ounces pearl couscous (1½ cups)
- 1(15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1cup feta, crumbled (about 4 ounces)
- ⅓cup freshly grated Parmesan (1½ ounces)
Directions
- Step 1Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a 9-inch baking dish, cake pan or gratin dish, toss together tomatoes, scallions, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 tablespoon vinegar, garlic, ½ teaspoon salt, pepper and oregano sprigs. Roast until tomatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Step 2While tomatoes roast, heat the stock until it boils, then stir in remaining 1 teaspoon salt, adding more to taste. (You want a well-seasoned broth here to flavor the couscous.) Stir in cilantro, lemon zest and cumin.
- Step 3Remove tomatoes from oven and fold in couscous, chickpeas and hot stock mixture. Cover pan tightly with foil, and return to oven for 20 minutes.
- Step 4Remove foil and fold in about 3/4ths of the feta (save the rest for garnish) and Parmesan. Bake uncovered until feta starts to melt, another 5 minutes.
- Step 5To serve, pull out and discard herb sprigs if you like, and spoon couscous into bowls. Top with remaining feta, lots more herbs, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
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