{"id":1648,"date":"2017-12-10T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2017-11-12T11:48:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T17:48:02","slug":"root-vegetable-pomegranate-couscous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/?p=1648","title":{"rendered":"Root Vegetable &#038; Pomegranate Couscous"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"recipe__subHeading\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n<div class=\"recipe__contentColumns\">\n<aside class=\"recipe__sidebar\">\n<div class=\"recipe__ingredientContainer\">\n<ul class=\"recipe__ingredientList\">\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">1\/2\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">teaspoon ground cumin<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">1\/4\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">teaspoon\u00a0<span class=\"has-tip\" title=\"Learn more about this ingredient\" data-tooltip=\"\" data-options=\"disable-for-touch:true\">ground ginger<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">1\/2\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">1 1\/2\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">teaspoons coarse salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">1\/4\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">2\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">pounds root vegetables, such as carrots, parsnips, turnips, and\u00a0<span class=\"has-tip\" title=\"Learn more about this ingredient\" data-tooltip=\"\" data-options=\"disable-for-touch:true\">winter squash<\/span>, peeled and chopped or sliced 1\/2-inch thick<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">1\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">large\u00a0<span class=\"has-tip\" title=\"Learn more about this ingredient\" data-tooltip=\"\" data-options=\"disable-for-touch:true\">red onion<\/span>, cut into 1-inch wedges (1 cup)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">2\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">1\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">cup boiling water<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">1\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">cup uncooked couscous (6 1\/2 ounces)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">1\/2\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">cup whole almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientAmt\">1\/2\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">cup pomegranate seeds<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\"><span class=\"has-tip\" title=\"Learn more about this ingredient\" data-tooltip=\"\" data-options=\"disable-for-touch:true\">Fresh mint<\/span>\u00a0or cilantro sprigs (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__ingredient\"><span class=\"recipe__ingredientText\">Orange wedges<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"recipe__content\">\n<div class=\"recipe__directionsContainer\">\n<h3 class=\"recipe__directionsHeading\">Directions<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"recipe__directionsList\">\n<li class=\"recipe__direction\">Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a large heatproof bowl combine the cumin, ginger, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of the salt and pepper. Add root vegetables and onion. Add oil and toss to coat. Arrange in a single layer in two shallow baking pans. Roast, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes or until tender, stirring once.<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe__direction\">Meanwhile, in the same large bowl combine boiling water, couscous, and 1\/2 teaspoon salt. Stir. Cover tightly with plastic wrap or a lid and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Serve with vegetables. Top with almonds, pomegranate seeds, and herbs. Squeeze orange wedges over.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients 1\/2\u00a0teaspoon ground cumin 1\/4\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0ground ginger 1\/2\u00a0teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 1\/2\u00a0teaspoons coarse salt 1\/4\u00a0teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2\u00a0pounds root vegetables, such as carrots, parsnips,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[43],"tags":[444,573,805],"class_list":["post-1648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salads","tag-cinnamon","tag-cumin","tag-ginger","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southernladycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Root-Veggie.jpg?fit=664%2C896&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7yoUc-qA","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1648"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1650,"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1648\/revisions\/1650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}