Couscous is a simple, fast-cooking grain that goes particularly well with Middle-Eastern dishes like lamb.
Couscous with Parmesan and Zucchini
Often, we’ll cook couscous, sauté some vegetables and toss the vegetables and couscous with some herbs, and cheese. This is one of the more successful combinations we’ve made.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 cup “instant” couscous
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1/2 red or yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1/4 cup Parmesan, cubed into 1/8 squares
- 1 tsp chopped thyme
- 1 tsp chopped parsley
Directions
- Prepare the couscous as directed and keep warm. One traditional method is to heat 1 cup water with 1 tsp. butter and a little salt in a pan until boiling, remove from heat, add the dry couscous and cover for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a pan and sweat the zucchini and bell pepper with salt and pepper over low heat, trying not to brown the vegetables. Once tender, remove from heat. Stir the vegetables, cheese and herbs into the prepared couscous and adjust seasonings. You may wish to drizzle a little extra-virgin olive oil in at the end if the salad tastes a little dry.