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# Vegetable couscous with vegan mayonnaise

**Serves 4**




**Ingredients:**



150 g of couscous



200 g of water



150 g of cooked chickpeas



2 eggplants (aubergines)



1 chili pepper



1 clove of garlic



Thyme (to taste)



A little extra virgin olive oil



80 g of rice bran oil (or vegetable oil)



20 g of extra virgin olive oil



50 g of unsweetened soya milk



1/3 of a teaspoon of powdered garlic



1/3 of a teaspoon of salt



Juice of half a lemon




Cut the eggplants into thickish slices and grill them. When they are cooked, brush them with just a little olive oil and salt them lightly.



Pour the couscous into a large bowl, add 100 g of cold water and 100 g of hot water. Cover the bowl with a lid or a plate and leave the couscous to rest until it has absorbed all of the water.



Once the couscous is ready, separate the grains with a fork, then sauté it in a frying pan with very little olive oil, the chili pepper, garlic, chickpeas and a pinch of salt.



Pour all of the ingredients for the vegan mayonnaise into the beaker of an immersion blender and blend for a few seconds at medium speed until the mixture has thickened.



Make up the plates, placing a little couscous and a teaspoon of mayonnaise on each slice of grilled eggplant. Decorate with fresh thyme.

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