Couscous and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Submitted by Jennifer Michele

"Tasty and pretty side dish."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 4 sun-dried tomatoes, halved and chopped
• 14.79-29.58 ml olive oil
• 236.59 ml couscous (I prefer the whole wheat couscous)
• 354.88 ml boiling water

directions

1. Heat oil in pan that has a tight fitting lid.
2. Saute onions until they just start to soften.
3. Add the tomatoes and continue to saute about 5 minutes more, or until the onions become translucent.
4. Pour in boiling water, stir and bring back up to a boil.
5. Add couscous and stir.
6. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Fluff with a fork when done.

Reviews

[Anu_N]

This is nice, but a bit plain. I seasoned it with a bit of salt and pepper at the end. I'm sure it would be a lot more flavourful with some sauteed or roasted bell peppers. Instead of using boiling water, I added plain water, brought it to a boil, added the couscous, stirred once, switched off the burner, covered tighly, and let it sit undisturbed for 5 minutes. It works every time, and the couscous is done just right!

 

[Chef floWer]

We all enjoy eating couscous in our family and this dish was so simple, quick and delicious. Thank you Jennifer Michele for posting your recipe

 

[L. Duch]

This was a very simple, quick and attractive dish. This was my first experience with couscous. I found it a bit bland. My family wasn't that impressed with it. I think, instead of using boiling water, chicken stock would give it a bit more taste. I did add some salt and pepper to it at the end. I didn't give this a 2 star because it was a 'bad dish'. It wasn't. We just haven't aquired a taste for couscous....yet. Thank you for posting.

 

[jenpalombi]

I thought that this dish was very flavorful and a nice complement to the tuna steaks that I served it with. I also added a little salt and pepper to taste and the result was terrific! Thanks for sharing!