North African Grilled Vegetable Salad

Serves 6 to 8
Time 1 hr 45 min

Harissa, a fiery chile paste, adds punch to a spiced dressing for mixed grilled vegetables in this robust salad.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    Vinaigrette
    1shallot
    1/2 clovegarlic
    1/4 teaspoonprepared harissa Chile paste, more to taste
    1 tablespoontomato purée
    1lemon, juice and finely grated zest of
    1/2 teaspoonground cumin
    1/2 teaspoonground coriander
    1/4fine sea salt
    1 cuploosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
    1 teaspoonhoney
    1/2 cupextra-virgin olive oil
    Salad
    1eggplant, sliced in 1/4-inch-thick rounds
    4 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil, divided
    1green bell pepper, seeded and quartered
    1red bell pepper, seeded and quartered
    1red onion, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rings
    8 cupsmixed greens
    2 cupsfresh flat-leaf parsley
    1 cupcooked chickpeas
    1 cupcooked whole wheat couscous
    1/2 cuppitted black olives
    each of ground cayenne, coriander and cumin
    1/8 teaspoonground black pepper

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Method

To prepare the vinaigrette, add shallot, garlic, harissa, tomato, lemon, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, parsley, honey and 2 tablespoons water to a blender. 


Blend on medium speed for 2 minutes, then slowly drizzle in olive oil with machine running. 


Taste and adjust seasoning, thinning out dressing with more water if desired. 


Transfer to a bowl, cover and chill for at least 1 hour.


To prepare the salad, preheat a grill to high heat. 


Toss eggplant slices with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 


Grill each slice for about 3 minutes on each side, turning once. 


Transfer to a bowl large enough to hold all the vegetables. 


Toss peppers in another tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 


Grill peppers for about 3 minutes on each side and add to bowl with eggplant. 


Toss onion slices in remaining tablespoon of olive oil, season with salt and pepper and grill for about 3 minutes per side. 


Add to bowl with peppers and eggplant. 


Cover and let vegetables sit for about 20 minutes. This will allow them to finish cooking through. 


Uncover and let cool to room temperature.


To assemble salad, toss greens with parsley leaves and arrange in a large salad bowl or on a platter. 


Arrange the grilled vegetables and chickpeas in sections over the greens. 


Arrange couscous in the middle and top with black olives. 


Stir dressing to recombine and serve alongside salad.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

360

Total Fat

28g

Saturated Fat

4g

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

230mg

Total Carbohydrate

26g

Dietary Fiber

8g

Total Sugars

6g

Protein

6g

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