Couscous With Olives And Sun Dried Tomato Food

COUSCOUS WITH OLIVES AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/4 cup vegetable broth and water to a boil in a saucepan, stir in couscous, and mix in salt and black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 8 minutes.
• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; stir in pine nuts and cook, stirring frequently, until pine nuts smell toasted and are golden brown, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan; cook and stir garlic and shallot in the hot oil until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir black olives and sun-dried tomatoes into garlic mixture and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often. Slowly pour in 1 cup vegetable broth and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce has reduced, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer couscous to a large serving bowl, mix with sauce, and serve topped with parsley and pine nuts.

COUSCOUS WITH TOMATOES, CAULIFLOWER, RED PEPPERS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until it is tender, about 5 minutes, and stir in the garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the spices. Stir together for about 30 seconds, until the mixture is fragrant, and add the tomatoes. Cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes have cooked down slightly, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the beans, 2 quarts water and the bouquet garni. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
• Add the tomato paste, harissa, red bell pepper, cauliflower, olives and salt to taste. Bring back to a simmer and simmer 30 minutes, or until the beans are tender. Stir in the chopped fresh herbs and simmer another 5 minutes. Taste and adjust salt. Remove a cup of the broth for seasoning the couscous. The stew should be spicy and flavorful.
• Reconstitute and steam the couscous [ed: please link]. Serve the couscous in wide bowls or mound onto plates and top with the stew. Pass more harissa at the table.

COUSCOUS WITH FETA, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND KALAMATA OLIVES

Steps:

• In saucepan over medium heat add olive oil, when hot, add the garlic and red pepper flakes, warm through for 10 seconds. CAREFUL not to burn the garlic.
• Add the sun-dried tomatoes and sauté 30 seconds more.
• Add olives and chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Add the couscous, and simmer on lowest setting until liquid is absorbed, per package instructions. approximately 8-10 minutes.
• Fluff with fork, and season with salt and pepper. Add in 1/2 pound feta.

COUSCOUS STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH FETA, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND KALAMATA OLIVES

Steps:

• For the couscous: In saucepan over medium heat add olive oil, when hot, add the garlic and red pepper flakes. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and saute a few minutes more. Add olives and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add the box of couscous, turn off heat and let stand covered for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork, and season with salt and pepper. Spread 2 cups on large plate, add in 1/2 pound feta, and let cool. Keep the remaining hot to serve with chicken. (Put in covered casserole and reheat in oven last 10 minutes with chicken.)
• For the chicken: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Trim chicken with a boning knife, if needed. Start at top of breast and carefully make a lengthwise cut from top to bottom and making a pocket about 2 inches, making sure not to pierce the other side of the breast. When couscous is cool enough to handle, carefully spoon couscous mixture into pocket. Even out the stuffing by gently moving it around with your hands. Wipe off any excess couscous from outside of breasts and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil and butter in saute pan and brown off both sides of chicken. Place chicken on baking sheet and place in oven for 20 minutes.
• While chicken is baking, make the sauce.
• For the sauce: In saute pan that you cooked chicken breasts in, heat and add garlic. Deglaze with white wine and add lemon juice. Reduce by one third. Add in sun-dried tomatoes, let reduce for 2 to 3 minutes, add the olives, turn off heat, add the butter and stir to combine.
• To serve, place couscous from oven on plate, cut chicken breast in half, top with sauce, crumble remaining feta cheese over.

COUSCOUS WITH HAM AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO

Steps:

• Dice ham and chop tomatos.
• Combine all ingredients and saute in olive oil for 5 minutes.
• Add 2 1/4 cups boiling water, stir.
• Simmer for 10 minutes.

CHICKEN COUSCOUS WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook chicken, mushrooms, onion, garlic, sage in oil over medium heat.
• Add tomatoes to chicken mix.
• set aside.
• Boil water, add butter, and remove from heat.
• Add couscous.
• Add couscous to chicken mix and mix well or serve chicken mix over a bed of couscous.

CREAMY SUN-DRIED TOMATO COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, salt, and pepper until onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomatoes, garlic, and basil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Pour vegetable stock into the skillet; bring to a boil. Add couscous, stir well, and cover skillet; simmer until couscous is tender yet firm to the bite, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir tomato oil into couscous mixture and top with Parmesan cheese.

COUSCOUS SALAD WITH FETA CHEESE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, pour boiling water over tomatoes. Let stand 5 minutes.
• in a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil and stir in couscous.
• Remove saucepan with broth and couscous from the heat and let it stand 5 minutes or until broth is absorbed.
• Drain and chop tomatoes and add couscous.
• Gently stir in remaining ingredients (feta cheese, parsley, oregano, lemon juice, tsp of water and olive oil)
• Serve warmed or chilled and -- Manga ! .

OLIVE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO HALIBUT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Spray the inside and lid of a cast-iron Dutch oven with olive oil.
• Pour the couscous into the pot.
• Add the broth and stir to coat the grains and spread them evenly in the pot. Arrange the halibut on top of the couscous.
• In a small bowl, mix the tomatoes, the sun-dried tomato oil, olives, capers, thyme, balsamic vinegar, and garlic. Spoon half of the mixture over the halibut, taking care that most of the oil goes directly on the fish so it doesn't dry out.
• Add the broccoli, then the bell pepper. Spoon the rest of the tomato mixture over all.
• Tuck the sprigs of rosemary among the vegetables.
• Cover and bake for 45 minutes, or until 3 minutes after the aroma of a fully cooked meal escapes the oven. Serve immediately.
• Calories: 490
• Protein: 19g
• Carbohydrates: 32g
• Fat: 31g
• Cholesterol: 21mg
• Sodium: 121mg
• Fiber: 5g

COUSCOUS WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Bring the broth to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• Stir in the cous cous & sun dried tomatoes.
• Simmer for 8 minutes.
• Stir in the basil & pinenuts.
• Salt & pepper to taste.

COUSCOUS WITH OLIVES AND LEMON

Steps:

• Cook garlic in oil in a 2- to 3-quart wide heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add water and salt and bring to a boil. Stir in remaining ingredients, then cover pan and remove from heat. Let stand, undisturbed, 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

SIMPLE GREEK COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from the heat, and stir in couscous. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Mix olives, red bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, and couscous together in a bowl. Stir about 1 tablespoon liquid from olives and 1 tablespoon oil from sun-dried tomatoes into the couscous mixture until moistened. Add more oil as needed. Fold in feta cheese; sprinkle with parsley.