Couscous With Peas Carrots Food

SALMON WITH COUSCOUS AND PEAS

Steps:

• Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the salmon skin-side down and cook until almost cooked through and the skin is dark golden and crisp, about 8 minutes. Flip the salmon and remove the skillet from the heat; let sit until just cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the peas, chicken broth, olives, raisins, pepitas, hot sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, then stir in the couscous. Remove from the heat, cover and let sit 5 minutes.
• Fluff the couscous with a fork. Serve the salmon with the couscous and lime wedges.

COUSCOUS WITH CARROTS AND CURRANTS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the cinnamon and the lemon zest strips and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, about 30 seconds. Add the broth, currants, carrots and 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Stir in the couscous. Remove from the heat, cover and set aside until the liquid is absorbed and the couscous is tender, about 10 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir in the cilantro and mint.

COUSCOUS WITH PEAS & CARROTS

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil over medium-high heat in a medium sauce pan.
• Add frozen peas & carrots and stir.
• Once broth returns to a boil, add the couscous and cover, remove from heat.
• After 5 minutes, add cranberries and re-cover.
• Wait 5 minutes and then stir well to combine and serve.

COUSCOUS WITH CARROTS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Put the carrots olive oil, butter, salt, cinnamon, ginger, in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the water and raisins to the carrots and bring to a boil. Stir in the couscous, pull the saucepan off the heat, cover, and set aside until the liquid is absorbed and the couscous is plump and tender, about 10 minutes.
• When ready to serve, fluff the couscous with a fork.

COUSCOUS WITH PEAS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Combine the onions and oil in a skillet. Cover and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Add the peas, sage, water salt and couscous. Cover and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes, until the peas are tender and all of the water is absorbed.
• Stir the couscous with a fork to fluff it.

TOFU WITH COUSCOUS, PEAS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Drain tofu well and cut into small, ½ inch cubes.
• Stir fry to drive off much of liquid and until browned in ~ 2 T oil.
• Add Soy sauce toward end of frying.
• Bring chicken broth and spices to a boil over medium-high heat in a medium sauce pan.
• Add frozen peas & carrots and stir.
• Once broth returns to a boil, add raisons, cranberries and couscous, stir and cover, remove from heat.
• Wait 10 minutes and then stir well to combine.
• Serve with tofu and chopped pecans, either on the side or mixed together.

LEMON COUSCOUS WITH PEAS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth and 1/4 cup water to boil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add carrots and cook 2 minutes.
• Add peas; cook fresh peas 4 minutes or frozen peas 1 minute.
• Add couscous; cook 30 seconds, stirring often.
• Add lemon juice, lemon peel and butter; stir until melted and smooth.
• Remove from heat, cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• Fluff with fork.
• Season with salt and pepper.