Lemon Spinach Couscous

Kat's Note:

A very quick, easy, tasty and filling dish.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Cousous

• 1 1/4 cups water or 1 1/4 cups broth
• 1 cup couscous
• 1 teaspoon butter or 1 teaspoon margarine (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)

Topping

• 1 teaspoon olive oil or 1 teaspoon roasted garlic oil
• 2 cups spinach, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon pine nuts (optional)
• orange rind (optional)

Directions:

1. Bring water to a boil.
2. Add couscous, butter and salt.
3. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
4. In a shallow pan, heat oil.
5. Add spinach, lemon juice, pine nuts, and orange peel.
6. Cook until spinach wilts slightly and changes color (about 1 minute).
7. Remove from heat.
8. Mix spinach mixture with couscous.
9. Add freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Reviews

[Chef*Lee]

This is really good. I didn't have pine nuts so I used walnuts and it was awesome!! Beautiful dish too, very gourmet looking.

[Irmgard]

Quick, easy to prepare and very tasty. Even my husband, who dislikes vegetables, liked this. I added a minced clove of garlic to liven it up a bit but otherwise prepared it as directed. A nice addition to my collection of low cholesterol recipes.

[Ms*Bindy]

Sorry, but I did not like this. I couldn't even finish my serving. I'm sorry that I can't really describe exactly what I didn't like about this.