Any Great Couscous Recipes?

[RUSTYSMOM]

Hi! Do you any any great couscous recipes? I want to find some for quick lunches and sides to dinner. Thanks!

[lanie]

Here is a very simple, but good couscous recipe - obviously you can add/delete whatever - I really like this and lasts well in the fridge.

Mediterranian Salad

1 cup couscous
chopped tomatoes
green onions
1 can red kidney beans
feta cheese (crumbled)
pine nuts

Add:
1 tbsp olive oil mixed with 1 tbsp lemon juice, and 1 garlic clove crushed

Make the one cup of couscous accordingly, add however many tomatoes, onions, feta cheese, pine nuts you like and of course the kidney beans.

[SusieO]

This is really yummy.

Couscous Fruit Salad

1 1/4 cup pineapple-orange juice (I added the juice from the can of pineapple to regular orange juice)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon mace
1 cup couscous
1 cup pineapple chunks, drained
1 banana, sliced
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 avocado, chopped
3 tablespoons toasted almonds

Heat pineapple-orange juice, cinnamon and mace in a saucepan until boiling. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Spoon in pineapple chunks and pour into a serving bowl. Top with banana slices. Sprinkle banana slices with lemon juice. Top with avocado and almonds.

Serves 6.

[Peggy]

Rustysmom,

Did you try any of the couscous recipes in the June 2000 issue? I tried most of them and really was pleased with the result. My favorites were Chicken-Avocado Couscous Salad with Tomatillo Dressing, Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil Couscous Salad, Nectarine and Chickpea Couscous Salad with Honey-Cumin Dressing, and Sesame Shrimp and Couscous Salad. All would be great for quick lunches.

Peggy

[claire]

To second Peggy's comments, the couscous dish with the chickpeas and nectarines in it is wonderful! (I did double all the dressing ingredients except the salt as I thought the salad seemed too dry.) I have made it several times this year.

[miamadre]

* Exported from MasterCook *

Couscous With Mushrooms and Sun-dried Tomatoes

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories : easy grains
low-fat

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion -- chopped
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes -- not packed in oil, snipped into strips
2 cups mushrooms -- sliced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth -- defatted
1 dash hot sauce
1 1/2 cups couscous
1 tablespoon fresh parsley -- chopped
1/8 teaspoon salt -- or to taste
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper -- or to taste

In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and tomatoes and stir until the onion is softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and thyme and stir until the mushrooms give off their liquid and begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth and hot sauce and bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Remove from the heat and cover. Let stand until the liquid has been absorbed, about 5 minutes. With a fork, fluff the couscous and stir in parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.


Ratings : A- 0
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Per serving: 213 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (11% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 39g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 179mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : Serve this with grilled pork tenderloin.

Calories 218 Calories from Fat 24

Total Fat 3 g 4 %
- Saturated Fat 0 g 3 %
- Monunsat Fat 1 g
- Polyunsat Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 2 mg 0 %
Sodium 244 mg 10 %
Potassium 372 mg 10 %
Total Carbohydrates 40 g 13 %
Dietary Fiber 4 g 14 %
Protein 8 g 16 %
Vitamin A 3 % Vitamin C 12 %
Calcium 3 % Iron 7 %
Thiamin 8 % Riboflavin 10 %
Niacin 22 % Phosphorus 12 %
Ash 2 g

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0