Vegetable Couscous

Rhiannon and Matt's Note:

This recipe is adapted from yooper's zucchini couscous recipe here on zaar. Goes great as a side dish and can be eaten hot or cold. We've found that it goes really well with PinkCherryBlossom's Spinach and Chickpea Curry

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

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 small zucchini or 1 medium zucchini
• 1/4 large red capsicum
• 4 -5 large button mushrooms
• 1 onion
• 1 teaspoon garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon chili (or to your taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 2/3 cup couscous
• 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup boiling water
• salt & pepper

Directions:

1. Chop the onion.
2. Cut zucchini & capsicum into small cubes.
3. Slice mushrooms.
4. In a saucepan, cook onion, garlic & chili in the olive oil until translucent.
5. Add remaining vegetables and the cumin, salt & pepper.
6. Cook for about 5 minutes until tender, stirring to cook evenly.
7. Add water and allow it to come to the boil.
8. Add couscous, stir through, turn off heat & cover & leave for 5 minutes.
9. Give it a stir with a fork to fluff it up a bit & serve as a side dish.
10. Delish!

Reviews

[Crocheting Mama]

This was my first experience with couscous (I used whole grain). I enjoyed the end result of this recipe. I used chicken broth in place of the water. I omitted the mushrooms. My comments are mainly around the amounts called for - I ended up with tons of onion because I used 1 onion that was rather large. I would like to see amounts (1 cup onion, 2 cups chopped zucchini...) and also, I had no idea what "chili" was - chili powder? I used crushed red pepper flakes and that ended up being WAY too spicy. I enjoyed the method of cooking couscous though and will try it again, possibly with other vegetables.

[flower7]

This was very tasty and easy to throw together for a quick weeknight meal. I served as a light supper with Sauteed Spinach With Garlic on the side. Forgot to add the cumin, s & p until the end, but that didn't seem to make a difference. Thanks for another tasty recipe!