COUSCOUS & FRESH HERB STUFFED PEPPERS RECIPE
Ready In: 40 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 bell peppers, tops cut off, stemmed and seeded (any colours)
- 2 cups cooked israeli couscous
- 1 cup peas
- 1⁄2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1⁄4 cup crumbled feta cheese
Directions
- To blanch the peppers, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add peppers and cook for 3 minutes. Drain well. Place peppers upright in a 9-inch baking dish. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- In a large bowl, combine couscous, peas, ½ cup Feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, parsley, mint, olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt, cumin and red pepper flakes. Mix well and divide filling among peppers. Top with ¼ cup crumbled Feta cheese and bake for 20 minutes to heat through.
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