COUSCOUS WITH HERBS AND LEMON

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A typical North African dish, made delicious with parsley, mint, basil and lemon! A great side to meat dishes. Adapted from Gourmet magazine(July/2003). Due to some reviews I have updated the recipe, adding more garlic and lemon juice.

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Grains

Time 20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 cup water
1 1/4 cups vegetable broth (10 fl oz) or 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
1 (10 ounce) box couscous (1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup finely chopped of fresh mint
1 -3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (or to taste)
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Cook onion in 1 tablespoon oil in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes.
  • Add garlic and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
  • Add water and broth and bring to a boil.
  • Stir in couscous, then cover and remove from heat. Let couscous stand, covered, 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and stir in herbs, lemon juice, remaining tablespoon oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!
  • For vegetarian do not use Chicken Broth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.9, Fat 4.9, SaturatedFat 0.7, Sodium 10.8, Carbohydrate 39.7, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 0.9, Protein 6.7

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