CousCous 101

Okay so I just asked Stu if she likes couscous and her response was....well three letters which indicated she had no idea what I was talking about. ;)

Anywhooooo, allow me to introduce Stu to couscous. On it's own, it's boring - no real flavour. With the right mixture of ingredients, it's very filling.

This is how couscous looks before cooking:



And it will look something like this after cooking and mixing with ingredients:



So, let's try a little recipe shall we? Let me know what you think!

Ingredients

• 190g Couscous
• 325ml Chicken or vegetable stock (hot)
• 200ml Roasted peppers, cut into bite-sized chunks
• 150g Sun dried tomatoes, cut into bite-sized chunks
• 1/2 Cucumber, diced
• 150g Mixed salad leaves
• 2 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp Lemon juice
• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Add the couscous to the hot stock and stir well. Cover and leave to cool.
2. Mix the vegetables together.
3. Place the vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil and seasonings into a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake well to mix.