Couscous Gourmet recipe

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Ingredients

1 ¼ cups water
1 (10 ounce) box whole wheat couscous with flaxseed
5 teaspoons butter
1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil, or to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into thirds
1 zucchini, sliced
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 sprig fresh basil

Nutrition Info

399.2 calories
carbohydrate: 67.3 g
cholesterol: 13.4 mg
fat: 11.2 g
fiber: 10.8 g
protein: 15.8 g
saturatedFat: 3.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 44.9 mg
sugar: 3.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan and stir in couscous. Bring back to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pan, and simmer couscous until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to stand covered for about 5 more minutes to let couscous dry.

  2. Stir butter and 1 teaspoon basil lightly into couscous until butter is melted, set couscous aside.

  3. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, cook and stir asparagus, zucchini, red bell pepper, and garlic in the hot oil until the vegetables are tender and just starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

  4. Pack the couscous tightly into a measuring cup or bowl, place serving platter face down on top of the cup, invert the platter, and remove cup to turn couscous out onto the platter in a rounded shape.

  5. Arrange cooked vegetables around the mound of couscous, place 1 sprig of basil in center of couscous to serve.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

This meal will satisfy anyone and appeal to the biggest food critic with a few simple tricks!

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