What exciting things can I do with couscous?

as91

There are some good recipes here

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/recipes/favourites/couscous/

http://www.couscousdiet.com/

LondonDreamer

Could it be this one from Delicious?

Red pepper, lemon and mint cous cous

squeaky

A load of ideas here.... What exciting things can I do with couscous?

I'll add this thread to it later. Good luck

MandM90

I do one which family and friends always rave about (though I'm half Algerian and my North African family laugh at the idea of cold cous cous!)

I tend to use about a cup of each ingredient, but just add until it looks even and well balanced colour wise:

3/4 of those small packs of mediterrean flavoured cous cous (or flavour of choice)
Add water as per packet instructions and leave to cool
Add:
Chopped spring onions
A chopped red pepper
A chopped yellow pepper
A chopped cucumber
Halved cherry tomatoes (usually one of those bags is enough)
Halved green pitted olives (about two handfuls, or to taste)
A block of crumbled feta cheese (just the normal blocks that come in while plastic)

Drizzle on dressing made from balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. It's fantastic.

Sometimes I make it, put it in the fridge and we take big heaps for lunch.

jackyann

I love cous-cous and once you are used to it, you can mess about with it the way you do with rice. I buy packets from Asian food stores as they are cheaper than supermarkets.
I usually make mine up with vegie stock (Marigold)
One of my favourites is to roast vegetables - usually a mix of onions, peppers, garlic, a few tomatoes. When very nice & caramelising, I make up the cous-cous, mix in the vegetables & feta cheese cubed or crumbled.
Often for family gatherings, I'll make a lamb tagine & a veggie tagine and a huge bowl of cous-cous. It's good with chick peas.

My "salad" cous-cous is: make it up, add a tablespoon of olive oil & a teaspoon of lemon juice for each 100g; leave to cool, forking it over every so often. I chop up loads of parsley & mint (home grown), some chives or a spring onion, and sometimes a cucumber.

One of my sons, in a student bedsit, used to make up cous-cous, microwave baked beans and put them on top!

meritaten

I am the only one who likes cous cous so I just buy a pack from Aldi now and again. either the mediteranean roasted veg or the lemon one (which is gorgeous served cold), so I cant really help other than to say - If making your own flavoured cous cous then use the lemon rind to flavour it (cut up very finely or useing a micro plane grater) rather than the lemon juice which will make it soggy and doesnt add much flavour. According to the barefoot contessa this is far the best way to add flavour!

Kevie192

MandM90 wrote: »

I do one which family and friends always rave about (though I'm half Algerian and my North African family laugh at the idea of cold cous cous!)

I tend to use about a cup of each ingredient, but just add until it looks even and well balanced colour wise:

3/4 of those small packs of mediterrean flavoured cous cous (or flavour of choice)
Add water as per packet instructions and leave to cool
Add:
Chopped spring onions
A chopped red pepper
A chopped yellow pepper
A chopped cucumber
Halved cherry tomatoes (usually one of those bags is enough)
Halved green pitted olives (about two handfuls, or to taste)
A block of crumbled feta cheese (just the normal blocks that come in while plastic)

Drizzle on dressing made from balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. It's fantastic.

Sometimes I make it, put it in the fridge and we take big heaps for lunch.

This sounds delish! If you make it and add the dressing will it still keep ok in the fridge without going soggy?

Kevin

lucylema

I am all questions today....

I have a bag of plain old couscous and I wonder what do you do to liven it up a bit?

I have just tried some with lemon juice and its quite nice

Moomum

I add chopped apricots, almonds and sometimes pomegranate seeds. Also instead of water you can use stock to cook it and its much tastier.

bev62

You can flavour it with whatever you fancy, I add spices to the water I soak it in. Sometimes I use almond flavouring and sweetener and have it with fruit and yoghurt. I also sometimes use it as a crumble topping.
Just experiment with small amounts until you find flavours you like.