Couscous Primavera

Description

This is a healthy, delicious, and easy side dish that takes about 10 minutes to make. I’m borrowing the name from Pasta Primavera which, like this recipe, takes advantage of fresh, seasonal, green produce.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dry couscous
  • ½ cup chopped green onions
  • 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 2 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
  • 1 cup shelled fresh or thawed frozen peas
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Combine couscous
  2. green onion
  3. jalapeno
  4. olive oil
  5. cumin
  6. cayenne pepper
  7. and black pepper in a large bowl; stir until olive oil is completely incorporated.
  8. Bring vegetable stock
  9. asparagus
  10. and peas to a boil in a saucepan over high heat.
  11. Pour stock
  12. asparagus
  13. and peas over couscous mixture; shake bowl to settle couscous into liquid. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork
  14. then stir in mint and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 6

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