Vegetable couscous with feta: a healthy and flavorful summer dish.

• Preparation time: 25 minutes 
• Cooking time: 30 minutes 
• difficulty: Bassa 

Il cous cous, the main ingredient in many delicious summer salads, requires very little cooking and preparation time and is a very versatile food, ideal for many healthy and nutritious one-pot dishes. Today we are offering you the recipe for couscous with vegetables Feta, a traditional Greek cheese.

Ingredients

• 300g of couscous
• 1 yellow or Tropea onion
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 red pepper
• 1 eggplant
• 3 small courgettes
• 200 gr of feta
• 4 sprigs of parsley
• 4 bunches of basil
• 40 g butter
• Chilli powder
• 5 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Preparation

• Chop the onion, cut the peppers, the aubergine and the courgettes.
• Sauté the onion in a pan with two tablespoons of oil for 4 minutes, add the prepared vegetables and half of the chopped aromatic herbs, season with salt and pepper and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
• Bring 1,5 dl of water to a boil in a saucepan, add a pinch of salt and a tablespoon of oil, and then pour in the couscous. Remove from the heat, level with a spoon, let stand for 2 minutes, then return to the heat, stir in the butter, and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring gently. Remove from the heat, fluff the couscous with a fork, and transfer to a bowl.
• Once the vegetables are cooked, let them rest off the heat for about 5 minutes and then add them to the couscous along with the diced feta.
• Season with salt, season with oil, also add the Chili pepper and serve garnished with parsley and basil sprigs.

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