Mediterranean Couscous

Submitted by Amy Blum

"Just a quick side dish I whipped up as a complement to grape-leaf wrapped salmon I served for dinner. This is extremely easy to make, and is very flavorful."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked couscous
• 2 roma tomatoes, diced
• 2 -3 scallions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 oil-cured olives, pitted and sliced
• 1⁄2 tablespoon olive oil
• salt (optional)
• feta, crumbled (optional)

directions

1. Prepare the couscous (Bring 1 1/2 cups of water to a boil).
2. Heat olive oil in a small pan to medium-high.
3. Add tomato, scallions, garlic, and olives.
4. Saute in the pan for around 3 minutes.
5. Fluff couscous with a fork.
6. Add salt to taste, mix tomato mixture with couscous and serve.
7. As an optional enhancement, you can crumble some feta cheese on the couscous right before serving.

Reviews

[dear prudence]

Really good... and low calorie--yay! I added a bit more garlic than you did for more flavor, but over all this is a great recipe that I will definitely make again!

 

[Gayle Hines]

My 12 year old son liked it more than my husband! I added sliced bella mushrooms and instead of roma tomatoes I used sun-dried tomatoes.The crumbled feta was the perfect thing to top it off with. Delish!

 

[Anu_N]

Easy, great-tasting, and healthy! I used onions instead of scallions, and added a dash of paprika to spice it up a tad. True to its word, this was ready in 15 minutes flat! Thanks for this one; it's a great recipe to have on hand for when you're in a hurry.