Roasted Garlic Herb Whole Wheat Couscous Recipes

ROASTED GARLIC AND OLIVE OIL COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil.
• Add couscous, butter and salt.
• Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
• Topping: In a shallow pan, heat oil.
• Cook garlic until it begins to brown.
• Add rest of spices, cook for 30 second and remove from heat.
• (Alternately, you could use ready made"roasted garlic olive oil", and add the thyme and pepper).
• Mix topping with couscous, serve immediately.

HERBED COUSCOUS

Steps:

• heat up one tbsp of the olive oil in a small sauce pan over medium to high heat
• sautée onion until transparent, about 2-3 mins
• add garlic and sautée until frangrant, about 1 minute
• add dry couscous and stir
• add salt, stir
• add water* thyme and bay leaf
• bring it to a boil then reduce to a slow simmer
• cover and let it simmer until all the water has been absorbed (about 10 mins)
• after all liquid has been absorbed, remove the thyme sprig and the bay leaf and discard
• add remaining tbsp of olive oil, the parsley and the lemon zest, stir to combine

ROASTED GARLIC & HERB WHOLE WHEAT COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil.
• Once boiling add whole wheat couscous, stir to combine.
• Cover and immediately remove from heat.
• Let couscous sit for 5-7 minutes.
• Fluff couscous with a fork.
• Next add in the minced roasted garlic, fresh basil, olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
• Stir everything together and serve.