Spicy Tuna Couscous

Submitted by Sonya01

"Recipe for 1. Easy lunch. If you want it to be vegetarian, add 1/2 cup of drained chickpeas and omit the tuna."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup couscous (45g)
• 1 teaspoon moroccan seasoning
• 1⁄4 cup boiling water (60ml)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (95 g) tuna in brine, drained and flaked
• 2 green shallots, ends trimmed and finely chopped
• 1 tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄4 lebanese cucumber, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 green capsicum, deseeded, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon shredded of fresh mint
• 2 lettuce leaves

directions

1. Place couscous and seasoning into a heatproof bowl.
2. Pour over the water while stirring with a fork.
3. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 5 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed.
4. Fluff with a fork to separate the grains.
5. Add lemon juice, tuna, shallot, tomato, cucumber, capsicum and mint and stir to combine.
6. Serve with the lettuce leaves.

Reviews

[Leggy Peggy]

Delicious, easy-to-make, colourful, low joule (calorie) and almost 1/4 of your daily fibre needs. Wow -- all this in one dish! It makes a fantastic lunch. I used 1/2 teaspoon cajun seasoning because I didn't have any moroccan, and stirred in 1 teaspoon of butter. In future -- oh, yes, I'll be eating this often -- I'll try the moroccan seasoning and might add an extra tablespoon of lemon, just because I love lemon. Thanks Sonya.

 

[Paka1931]

Wow. This is a 10 star recipe! I used #80983, Ras el Hanout Spice Mix for the moroccan spice. I sauted the onions and peppers a bit before adding them to the couscous. The flavors blended well and it was extra good the next day. thank you for a great recipe. I will make this often.