lemony herbed couscous

Submitted by chia2160

"quick easy side dish from gourmet magazine"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1 1⁄4 cups chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of
• 1 (10 ounce) box couscous
• 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup of fresh mint, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• salt & pepper

directions

1. heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet.
2. add onions and saute 3-4 minutes.
3. add garlic, stir.
4. add water, stock, lemon zest, bring to a boil.
5. stir in couscous, cover, remove from heat, let it stand 5 minutes.
6. fluff with a fork, add fresh herbs, lemon juice, 1 tbsp oil, salt& pepper to taste.

Reviews

[evelynathens]

We really enjoyed this lemony couscous. Very light and fresh-tasting.

 

[Ms. Epicurian]

My whole family said it was really good. I upped the lemon zest and juice just a bit, but pretty much followed the recipe.

 

[ltdsaloon16r]

This is great, I have a garden full of mint and basil at the moment and wanted to use them up. Wonderful flavours that go perfectly with couscous. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Kookaburra]

We've enjoyed this twice now with Mirj's Recipe #15580. I *did* make several changes - not the least that I adapted it for two rather than six. I think a 10oz (315g) box of couscous would make enough couscous to feed us for a year! So, here's what *I* did: I cooked 1/2 small onion chopped, and 2 cloves garlic chopped, in 1 tablespoon oil in the microwave for about 3 minutes. I put 1/2 cup of instant couscous into a heatproof bowl and poured over 1 cup of hot stock (made up with 1 teaspoon stock powder and boiling water) combined with the zest from 1/2 a lemon and a 1/4 teaspoon of crushed black pepper. I let this stand for 5 minutes, then fluffed it with a fork and stirred in a small handful each of chopped parsley, basil and mint, the juice from 1/2 a lemon AND 1 fresh chopped tomato. The taste is divine - really fresh - and it compliments a spicy meat dish perfectly. Thanks chia for a great recipe!

 

[Peter J]

Tasted great! I used some herbed couscous but it was a variety with a mild flavor so the wonderful lemon taste came through well. I was missing fresh mint so strained a little mint sauce and used the mint from that.