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Cucumber Mint Couscous
Couscous can be prepared in less than 10 minutes and is a nice light side to a substantial dish like our Middle Eastern-Inspired Beef Stew. Since the stew has tangy notes from the lemon and sumac, the use of lemon juice is somewhat restrained in this couscous.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup whole wheat couscous
- 1 cup boiling water
- small handful flat leaf parsley finely chopped
- 8 leaves mint finely chopped
- about 2-inch length English cucumber cut into strips and finely sliced
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (approximately)
- freshly ground pepper to taste
- salt to taste
How To Make This Recipe
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Place the couscous in a medium-sized heatproof bowl and pour the boiling water over it. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for five minutes.
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Tenderly fluff the couscous with a fork, then gently stir in the rest of the ingredients and taste. Adjust the lemon juice, pepper and salt to suit your taste.