This is an easy, nutrient-dense and delicious salad that's satisfying enough to have as a complete meal with protein, carbohydrate, fiber, and healthy fat and will fuel you for whatever comes your way. If you want to make this vegetarian, but still want to have some protein, swap chickpeas for ground lamb. This salad also combines, roasted pumpin, fresh herbs, dates, pomegranate to really elevate the flavour and texture.
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- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Place cubed pumpkin in a baking tray. Add in olive oil, wholegrain mustard, salt and garlic. Toss everything together. Bake in the upper rack of hot oven for 40 minutes until tender and golden brown.
- Dry the raw ground lamb on paper towels and let it come up to room temperature. Add the meat to a hot, lightly oiled cast-iron pan and spread it into an even layer. Once you see crisp edges, use a spatula to divide the patty and flip it in pieces. Brown the other side, then break into bits. Add Moroccan spice blend, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Meanwhile, add boiling water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the couscous in a medium saucepan. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Fluff the couscous with a fork. Add in browned ground lamb, chopped herbs, diced dates, pomegrante seeds and lemon juice. Toss everything together. Serve with roasted pumpkin.
46 comments:
That looks fabulous, I'm sure we'd love it!
Delicious!
Uy se ve muy rico. Gracias por la receta te mando un beso
...an artistic combination of ingredients.
sounds really good-happy weekend
Angie,
What a spectacular dish . Moroccan cooking is one of my favorites. I love the spices and their inclusion of fruit into their recipes. And as always a beautiful presentation.
That looks nice.
This looks great and delicious 😊
Looks dekiciois, love lamb with roasted pumpkins. Weekend enjoyment.
El cuscús nos gusta mucho y mezclarle ingredientes que le puedan ir bien es algo que cada vez resulta más dificil, ya que nunca son a gusto de todos, pero tu receta me parece ideal, más aún por el punto dulce que le dan los dátiles.
Un beso.
I love such colorful dishes!
Hello,
Sounds healthy and looks delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Have a happy day and a great new week!
Love the flavours and textures in this dish.
Eva http://kitcheninspirations.wordpress.com/
Poor lil' lamb, what will little miss Mary do without him?
Love your wooden handle spoons!
Angie, this is a terrific recipe. I think I am going to make it vegetarian style.. Thanks!
looks delicious love lamb!!
This looks great -- ton of flavor, and very healthy. Not to mention seasonal! :-) Thanks so much.
A very tasting dish in technicolor! I love your recipes so much, Angie!
A big hug,
MG
A nice looking dish.
A delicious dish with Berber flavours.
Have a nice week!
This looks amazing and I'm excited to try this recipe!
What a colorful and delicious meal!!....so healthy and tasty!!........Abrazotes, Marcela
Looks good and delicious. I have to google for couscous.
What a beautiful Fall salad!
That looks so delicious, as well as colourful!
Julia x
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Un perfetto piatto unico!
This salad looks so beautiful - just like its a painting! And it's nice combination of flavours, too (Such a great idea to pair pumpkin with dates.)
C'est appétissant
Oh wow this looks, tasty and so vibrant
Such a beautiful meal (and plate!). Hokkaido pumpkin is one of my favorite squashes to use this time of year and I love pairing it with the lamb and grains. :-) ~Valentina
I have never tasted dates in a savoury dish, interesting salad..yummy!!
Mmm this look divine.
Dear Angie! Very nice recipe with the perfect presentation. Looks delicious. We consume couscous alot during the year. But Unfortunatelly we mostly cook store bought couscous in our kitchens. I dont know how to make homemade couscous but it is better. Have a nice new week.
I have seen lamb mince on the supermarket shelves, but must admit I have never thought about cooking with it, generally sticking to beef mince, although I suppose either would work for this recipe?
Perhaps the lamb might be a better taste combination with the dates and I couldn't possibly miss those out as I like them so much.
Roasting pumpkin also sounds like a great alternative for adding flavour, definitely something I shall be trying out.
Thanks for sharing, it looks amazing, as always :)
That looks delicious!
How delicious! I love that you're celebrating pumpkin this fall in savory ways!
This looks so good, I love how you used the lamb
Great combination of flavors and textures.
Love the pumpkin recipes, very fall-tastic! <3 - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
It is such a nice dish full of flavors!
Pumpkin, lamb, Pomegranate and dates, such a great combo of flavours and colours
Che meraviglia, chissà che buona!
Colorful yummy salad, full of flavors. It looks delicious.
Setting the mood for the upcoming holidays, yeah!
This looks just next level delicious, I'm a huge fan of lamb as well as Arabic flavours, so I'm all into it :)
I have identical spoons I bought it in Vienna long time ago :-)
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