Couscous ideas?

Gold Member Joined: May 04 2006 Posts: 1720

couse couse with vegies, or pine nuts, or sundried tomatoes, to answer your second question, by me the couse couse dries out on the blech.
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Posted: Mon, Nov 27 2006, 6:12 pm Post subject:

make couscous in a pan.

put on top cooked chickpeas (can be canned,) diced sweet potato, and diced onion.

flavor with salt, pepper, and cumin. (mix.)

bake until the sweet potato is done.
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Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48152

I have recipes for orange flavor & lemon flavored couscous.

Anything you can do to farfel, rice or barley or orzo, you can do to couscous.

Have you ever bought the boxed flavored mixes?

Posted: Mon, Nov 27 2006, 9:59 pm Post subject:

stir fry mushrooms into the couscous.
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I saw a really good & easy recipe for Couscous in the Oprah magazine.
I'll go look it up and post it soon.
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I sautee onions and peppers then add the couscous. My kids love it!

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Black Bean and Couscous Salad

Yields: 8 servings
"Fluffy couscous is dotted with green onions, red pepper, fresh cilantro and black beans and boasts the Southwest tang of a lime-cumin vinaigrette."
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup uncooked couscous
1 1/4 cups chicken broth
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive
oil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
8 green onions, chopped 1 red bell pepper, seeded and
chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup frozen corn kernels,
thawed
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans,
drained
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS:
1. Bring chicken broth to a boil in a 2 quart or larger sauce pan and stir in the couscous. Cover the pot and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, vinegar and cumin. Add green onions, red pepper, cilantro, corn and beans and toss to coat.
3. Fluff the couscous well, breaking up any chunks. Add to the bowl with the vegetables and mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve at once or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Posted: Wed, Nov 29 2006, 12:29 pm Post subject: re: Couscous ideas?

I just boil it up in the water with TONZ of spices (pepper,salt, garlic powder,onionpowder, lawry's seasoned salt) and onion soup mix. its yum! very tasty!

or, stirfry onions and add.

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48152

there's nothing bad with serving it plain either.

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Active Poster Joined: Apr 07 2005 Posts: 31

I fry onion, mushrooms, and peppers with the couscous and then I add the spices and the boiling water. YUM!

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48152

coucous is a good carb for me cuz I don't really like it! I end up not eating too much of it!

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Posted: Sun, Dec 03 2006, 3:40 pm Post subject:

What�s Quinoa? How does it look in the supermarket? Supposedly it�s a natural berry? That looks like farfel, so I guess that makes it a fruit or vegetable?