Just because you are suffering from diabetes (type1 or type2, no matter the type) that does not mean that you have to eat bland and tasteless food. Diabetes is an ailment not a death knell. There are so many diabetic recipes for you out there to be explored. They are tasty, mouth watering and at the same time will make sure that your health does not deteriorate. It is time that you go and try out these recipes. Easy to cook, simple and with all the ingredients available at your local supermarket, try them out this weekend. Give your taste buds that much required change that it has been craving for so long.
RECIPE NAME: SPICED COUSCOUS TOMATOES
Servings: Serves about 8 people
Preparation time: about 20 minutes
Cooking time: about 15 minutes
Nutritional Value:
- Calories – 175,
- Calories from fat – 54,
- Fat – 6 g,
- Saturated fat – 0 g,
- Cholesterol – 0 mg,
- Carbohydrate – 28 g,
- Fibre – 5 g,
- Sugars – 11 g,
- Protein – 5 g
Ingredients:
- beefsteak tomatoes – 8 large
- olive oil – 1 tbsp
- almonds – 1⁄2 cup sliced
- eggplant – 1 small
- ground coriander – 1 tsp
- ground cumin – 1⁄2 tsp
- ground cinnamon – as per taste
- low-sodium vegetable broth – 1 cup
- couscous – 1⁄2 cup
- chopped fresh mint – 2 tbsp
- chopped dried apricots – 1⁄2 cup
- harissa paste – 1 tsp
- Salt and pepper – as per taste
Directions:
- Take the tomato and cut the tomato top in order to scoop out the seeds. Once done, sieve these seeds using the back of a spoon and extract the juice. For this recipe it is best if you use about 60ml of tomato juice.
- Now take these tomatoes (that have been hollowed out) and sprinkle some salt on the inside. Now take a plate and place the tomato in an upside down position so that the pulp is drained out completely without leaving behind any mess.
- Now the actual cooking starts. Take a saucepan, preferably a nonstick one and put some olive oil in it. Heat this oil.
- Now add the almonds in it and roast it until it turns brownish golden in color.
- Once they are done, remove them on a plate with a paper on it so that the excess oil is soaked in it.
- Take the eggplant and cook it in the remaining oil (if any, otherwise you need to take some more oil). Cook the eggplant for a minimum of 5 minutes until it turns tender. And yes, don’t forget to turn it on both the sides so that it is cooked properly.
- Now add the coriander and the cumin, cinnamon and stir it continuously for a few seconds.
- Now bring this broth to a boil.
- Once it starts to boil, add the couscous to it.
- Now remove the saucepan from the fire and let it cool down for a minimum of 5 minutes. Cover the pan for the time being.
- Now uncover the pan and add the toasted almonds, mint and dried apricots. Cook this mixture for several minutes, till all these ingredients get coated properly.
- And finally sprinkle the pepper to this mixture. Sprinkle only that amount that will add to the taste.
- Now take the tomatoes that you had placed on the paper to drain out the pulp. Put this mixture inside the hollowed out tomato.
- Cover it with the sliced tops.
- They are ready to be served!
So what are you waiting for? Buy the ingredients, set the timer, follow the recipe and voila you will end up with a super tasty mouth watering dish that you would love to share with your loved ones, diabetes or not.
