Summer Couscous
Preparation and cooking time: 15 minutes
Couscous is not a grain but a tiny semolina 'pasta'. What is normally available is a pre-cooked product to which we just add boiling water or stock... making it very quick, perfect for summer, or anytime!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup couscous, 90gr, 3.2oz
- 3/4 cup chicken broth, 170gr, 6oz
- 1/4 cup chopped red pepper, 40gr, 1.4oz
- 1/4 cup chopped zucchini (courgette), 50gr, 1.7oz
- 2 tbs snipped chives
- 5 - 6 cherry tomatoes, halved, 45gr, 1.5oz
- 2 tsp good olive oil, 9gr, .32oz
Instructions:
- Heat chicken broth to a boil.
- Chop pepper and courgette, snip chives and halve tomatoes.
- Put couscous, pepper and courgette in a medium bowl.
- When broth is boiling pour over couscous, cover and let stand for 10 minutes... Do not stir it.
- Uncover, add chives, tomatoes and oil to couscous, fluff gently with a fork to combine and serve.
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Nutrition Information |
General Technical Details and Disclaimer:
Measurements in this color are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.
I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it. I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.
My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale
and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
