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Golden Mozzarella & Veggie Couscous + Gousto Review
Have you heard of Gousto the meal kit delivery service? Or perhaps you have heard of Gousto but weren’t quite sure what they were all about. Well from a weekly changing, chef created menu, you can choose up to 4 dishes and then the ingredients along with step by step recipes cards arrive in a box to your door. The food comes insulated in Woolcool with plenty of disposable ice packs so there’s no need to worry if you’re not in when it arrives! Cooking with Gousto is like painting by numbers and takes away all the hassle of shopping and menu planning. You choose whether you want a box for 2 or 4 people and there are plenty of options for vegetarians.
Last week Gousto send me a box to try out which was a real blessing as having just had a virus I wasn’t feeling up to going shopping let alone planning any meals so it was perfect timing, I just had to turn up in the kitchen and follow the instructions to create delicious meals. I chose some of their quicker dishes which were: Emergency Pork Noodles, Herby Pancetta Carbonara with Chives and Golden Mozzarella & Veggie Couscous which was our favourite dish so am sharing it with you today!
Gousto measure out all the ingredients for you so you save time not having to weigh or measure anything out; you might just have to add some cooking oil or flour to the dishes which everyone has in their kitchen. All the ingredients are top quality, they use high welfare British meat and where possible organic vegetables.. The really good thing about having the recipe cards is that when you have a meal you really love then you can just make it again buying your own ingredients. How often have you gone out to buy special ingredients for a recipe only to find they languish in a drawer or cupboard because no-one actually liked the recipe? I’ve been there and it’s such a waste but with Gousto you will know that you already like the recipe so any special ingredients won’t be wasted.
So back to the Golden Mozzarella & Veggie Couscous which I’ll let Gousto introduce: “Giant couscous, also know as ‘Israeli couscous’ is mixed with warm roasted vegetables, fresh basil & a punchy garlic dressing. Learn how to ‘pane’ the mozzarella, which means coating in breadcrumbs & pan frying it for a melty inside and crispy exterior”. We all really enjoyed this dish although hubby said I could have held back some of the dressing as he found it a bit much so I’d say add it slowly to gauge how much you need for a fine coating on the couscous.
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If you’d like to have a break from shopping and meal planning then why not use this discount code COOK25 to get up to £25 off your first order! What are you waiting for? Bon appetite!
NB: This is a commissioned post for Gousto and all opinions are my own.
Golden Mozzarella & Veggie Couscous + Gousto Review
Ingredients
- 125 g 1 ball fresh mozzarella
- 150 g Israeli couscous
- 1 vegetable stock cubes
- 10 g fresh basil
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 garlic
- 1 aubergine
- 30 panko breadcrumbs
- 1 red onion
- 1 to mato
- 1 tsp French Dijon mustard
- 1 British free range egg
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- ½ tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Extra olive oil for drizzling
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220ºC/ 200ºC (fan)/ 425ºF/ Gas 7.
- Boil kettle.
- Cut the mozzarella in half (like you would a burger bun).
- Pat dry with kitchen paper, then set aside.
- Cut the aubergine in half lengthways then chop into thick slices.
- Cut the tomato into wedges.
- Peel and cut the red onion into quarters.
- Add the aubergine, red onion and tomato to a baking tray (use tin foil to avoid mess!)
- Drizzle with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper.
- Put them in the oven for 25 minutes of until the vegetables are tender and coloured.
- Meanwhile dissolve the stock cube in a pot with 600ml boiled water, then bring to the boil over a high heat.
- Add the couscous and cook for 5 – 8 minutes or until cooked with a slight bite.
- Drain and leave to cool.
- Meanwhile, peel and finely chop (or grate) the garlic.
- Combine the garlic, Dijon, vinegar, ½ tsp sugar and 2 tbsp olive oil.
- Season generously with salt and pepper and mix, this is your dressing.
- Chop the basil finely, including the stalks.
- Add the breadcrumbs to one plate, cornflour to another and beat the egg in a shallow dish.
- Coat the mozzarella discs in the cornflour first, then the egg, then the breadcrumbs.
- Coat the mozzarella for a second time in the egg, then the breadcrumbs coating every side completely.
- Heat a pan with 2 tbsp vegetable oil.
- Once hot, add the breaded mozzarella and cook over a high heat on each side for 30 – 60 seconds until starting to turn golden.
- Combine the roasted vegetables with the drained couscous, dressing and chopped basil.
- Serve the crispy mozzarella over the couscous.
Laura Tovey
Does sound lovely! Definitely looks lovely!
Heather Haigh
It looks delicous – something that I know my hubby would enjoy.
Elizabeth
This is so my kind of dish! LOVING what you’ve done here. Yum!
Camilla
All down to Gousto:-)
Chantele
Oh all those dishes look yummy!! The noodles sounds tasty!
Camilla
Thanks Chantele:-)
Anosa
I have never heard of Gousto before but have seen similar things and love the idea of them, the only thing that has put me off before is the cost but will be eading over to their website to see what they have to offer.
Camilla
I think the introductory discount is a great way to try Gousto out and see for yourself the quality of the produce and then you can take it from there:-)
Evelina
Looks absolutely amazing! Unfortunately I can’t eat diary. Any ideas what I could use instead of mozzarella?
Camilla
You could try fried Tofu, I have a warm salad on blog that you could do a mix and match with:-) Just put “tofu” in my search bar!
Hannah
Oh yum! This is my perfect recipe to be honest.
I hadn’t actually heard of Gousto before but i’ll check them out as i’m looking for a service like this to buy as a gift for my brother. He’s young and silly and living in London so wastes his money on cocktails! I’ve been trying to think of a practical but nice gift for him and a Gousto box would be a great option. Thankyou!!
Camilla
Excellent Hannah that sounds like the perfect gift-)
Kara Guppy
I do love couscous but never see it done with cheese before, will have to try it
Camilla
Same here Kara, will be making this again:-)
Paighton Millington - The Lazy Baker
Yum! I love couscous. I’ve never actually heard of Gousto before – but I’m definitely going to check them out. The pork noodles look great too! ☺️ X
Camilla
Glad to have enlightened you – I did see them advertise on TV a while ago!
Ana De- Jesus
Sorry to hear that you had a virus, I hope that you feel better now? This cous cous recipe sounds delicious.
Camilla
Thanks Ana, seem to be coming down with another one – think I need a break! The recipe was delicious:-)