Couscous with Braised Coffee-Infused Tomatoes
If you like coffee from *One Thousand and One Nights*, this dish—featuring couscous and braised coffee-infused tomatoes—will take you on a delicious journey. Discover the harmonious blend of aromatic tomatoes, carrots, pomegranate seeds, and fresh cilantro, rounded out with Middle Eastern spices. It’s far too good not to share with your closest friends.
Prepared with
Café Intención Aromatico
500g ground
Difficulty
Simple
Preparation time
30 minutes
Diet
Vegan
Ingredients
Servings 4
| recipes.detail.ingredients.table.column.amount | recipes.detail.ingredients.table.column.ingredient |
|---|---|
| 200 ml | Café Intención Aromatico (ground, pour-over, or Chemex) |
| 1 | Pomegranate |
| 125 g | Carrots |
| 1 large bunch | Cilantro |
| 1 | Organic Lemon |
| 2 tbsp | Olive oil |
| 200 g | Couscous |
| 1/2 tsp | Ras el-Hanout (Middle Eastern spice blend) |
| - | Salt |
In addition:
| recipes.detail.ingredients.table.column.amount | recipes.detail.ingredients.table.column.ingredient |
|---|---|
| 50 ml | Café Intención Aromatico (ground, pour-over, or Chemex) |
| 200 g | Date tomatoes |
| 2 tbsp | Olive oil |
| 1 tbsp | Cane sugar |
| 1 tbsp | Balsamic Vinegar |
| - | Salt |
| - | Chili flakes |
| 2 handfuls | Cashews |
Preparation
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1.Step
Remove the pomegranate seeds from the skin. Peel the carrots and slice them thinly. Wash the cilantro and shake it dry. Remove the leaves from the stems and chop them coarsely. Wash the lemon thoroughly, dry it, grate the zest, and squeeze out the juice. -
2.Step
Heat the olive oil in a pot and sauté the carrots briefly. Add the ras el-hanout and couscous. Add 200 ml of Café Intención Aromatico (hand-filtered or Chemex), lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt, and stir until the coffee liquid is absorbed. Set the pot aside and continue stirring until the couscous is light and fluffy. Cover the pot with the lid. -
3.Step
Wash and drain the tomatoes. Pour olive oil into a pan and heat it. Add the tomatoes and sauté them vigorously. Caramelize the sugar, then deglaze with 50 ml of Café Intención. -
4.Step
Add the balsamic vinegar. Season to taste with salt and chili flakes. Continue simmering briefly. -
5.Step
Stir the couscous again. Add the pomegranate seeds, cashews, and cilantro, and fold them in. -
6.Step
Spoon into bowls or deep plates and serve with the braised tomatoes.
Hot!
Growing cilantro yourself is super easy. The advantage: This way, you can avoid buying those tiny, plastic-wrapped portions from the supermarket.