Sicilian Romanesco

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    as a main
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Autumn and Winter Cooking with a Veg Box (Riverford Companions)

By Guy Watson

Published 2015

  • About

The combination of chilli, pine nuts, lemon and currants is often found in traditional Sicilian cuisine – the influence of trade across the Mediterranean from the East. It gives a lovely sweet-and-sour combination. You can use ordinary couscous but giant couscous, which can often be found in large supermarkets, is even better.

Ingredients

  • 150–200 g couscous, depending on appetite
  • 1 romanesco or cauliflower, cut into even, bite-sized florets
  • a gen

Method

Heat the oven to 190°C/Gas 5.

If you’re using normal couscous, spread it out in a roasting pan, just cover it with boiling water and a pinch of salt and leave it for 30 minutes, then fluff it up with a fork. If you’re using giant couscous, follow the instructions on the packet.