Lemon and Herb Couscous
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups israeli couscous
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon honey
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, finely grated
- 1 cup English cucumber, diced (about 1/2 of an English cucumber)
- 1 large tomatoes, diced
- 1⁄2 cup fresh herb, coarsely chopped (any combination of fresh parsley, cilantro, basil, dill or mint)
- 1⁄3 cup raisins
- 1⁄4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
- freshly ground salt and black pepper
directions
- In a large saucepan, bring about 2 quarts of water and 1 teaspoon of salt to a boil. Add couscous and cook until tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain.
- While the couscous cooks, in a small bowl, mix the oil, mustard, honey, lemon juice and zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- Add cooked and drained couscous to a large bowl. Pour dressing over warm couscous; mix well.
- Add cucumber, tomato, herbs, raisins and walnuts to the couscous and stir. Taste for seasoning and add salt and/or pepper as needed.
- Enjoy warm or cover then refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Paris D
United States
If the comments say My kids loved it! then I will probably think it's bland or otherwise yucky... so I don't make recipes that have a lot of My kids loved it! comments.