Artichoke Couscous

Submitted by chia2160

"This is a lovely appetizer or a really nice lunch course. Israeli couscous is much larger than the kind in the box; I get mine at the farmers market."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 236.59 ml water
• 340.19 g can vegetable broth
• 473.18 ml israeli couscous
• 24 large cooked shrimp
• 473.18 ml chopped tomatoes
• 118.29 ml crumbled feta (2 oz)
• 236.59 ml chopped flat leaf parsley
• 2 (340.19 g) jar marinated artichokes, undrained, cut in halves
• salt & pepper

directions

1. Bring water and broth to a boil, stir in couscous, cover, reduce to simmer and cook 8 minutes, or until tender.
2. Pour into a large serving bowl, stir in remaining ingredients.

Reviews

[Kozmic Blues]

This was a very tasty meal. And it took me no time to prepare! I cut the recipe in half, because it is just two of us here. I ended up using all vegetable broth to boil the couscous in, since I didn't want to leave a tiny portion of the can of broth left. The marinated artichokes gave the entire dish a really nice flavor. This was actually the first time I made Israeli couscous boiled from scratch. My husband and I really liked the creamy, pearl like quality it has. I did use un-cooked shrimp. I just cooked them in the the simmering artichoke hearts and tomatoes over medium heat until pink. Nice recipe, Chia...will make this again

 

[Miraklegirl]

Very tasty. I left off the shrimp, used cilantro instead of flat leaf, and used a little chopped mint as well. Reminded me of the type of food I used to eat in Israel, which I loved. Thanks Chia.

 

[Maito]

I love pearl couscous, so was glad to find an entree dish using it. I cooked the couscous according to the package - 1.5 cups of broth/water per cup of couscous, simmered for 15 minutes, then let it sit for 5 minutes (I knew from experience that it wouldn't be cooked if the time was shorter). This is a nice plain sort of pasta salad. I think it would be great to add some spices to it. This dish took less than half an hour to prepare start to finish.

 

[Julie F]

I made this when I found I had bought plain couscous, rather than the seasoned variety I usually get. I didn't have any tomatoes or shrimp, and I left out the parsley. I also didn't have nearly enough artichokes, but I did throw in what I had. I used greek seasoning, rather than salt and pepper. I'd love to try it when I have all the ingredients. Even so, we enjoyed the variety I was able to put together. The artichokes and feta were very good.