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Sticky Apricot Tagine

A quick vegetable and chickpea tagine in a fragrant sauce of ras el hanout, harissa and apricot, finished with butter and pomegranate molasses. Grilled apricots and blistered tomatoes go on top of the couscous.

  • YieldServes 2
  • Hands-on22 min
  • Total27 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 4canned apricot halves, drained
  • 75 gcherry tomatoes on the vine
  • 4 tbsppomegranate molasses, divided
  • 3 tbspolive oil
  • 1red onion, peeled and quartered
  • 1fennel bulb, sliced thinly
  • 3carrots, thickly sliced on the diagonal
  • 1 tbspgarlic purée
  • 275 gchickpeas, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 1½ tspras el hanout
  • 2 tbspharissa
  • 250 mlvegetable stock
  • 2½ tbspapricot jam
  • 3 tbspbutter
  • 1lemon, zest only
  • to tastesea salt
  • to tasteblack pepper

To serve

  • 400 gcooked couscous, warmed
  • 1 tbsppistachios, toasted and chopped
  • 8 gcoriander leaves
  • 1 tbsppomegranate seeds

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Pistachio
  • Celery
  • Legumes (any)
  • Chickpeas
  • Fenugreek
  • Wheat
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Stone fruits (any)
  • Apricot
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Pomegranate
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Fennel
  • Carrot
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Rose petals
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Nutmeg
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Caraway
  • Paprika

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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