Quick Mediterranean Couscous This flavorful couscous recipe gets it's great flavor from lemon zest, asparagus spears and tomatoes. Quick-cooking couscous is now even better since it's available in a whole wheat version. Fresh sage gives this side dish an earthy taste and aroma.

Ingredients of Quick Mediterranean Couscous

You need 250 grams of mushrooms, chopped.
You need 1 1/2 cup of instant couscous (about 150g).
Prepare 6 small of tomatoes, sliced.
It's 1/2 of a jar olives, halved.
Prepare 1 of crumbled feta cheese.
Prepare of Seasoning.
Prepare 1 of splash olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
It's 1 of salt, ground pepper, dried basil, rosemary, oregano, mint, sweet paprika, chili flakes OR mediterranean herb mix.
Prepare 10 of fresh basil leaves, chopped.

Quick Mediterranean Couscous instructions

Heat some oil in a big pan or skillet over high heat. Add sliced mushrooms and fry until golden brown.
Add about 3 cups of water to the same pot and bring to the boil. Then, add couscous.
Next, cover with a lid reducing the heat to low until couscous is cooked (should take only a couple of minutes). Fluff up with a fork and take off heat.
Add halved olives, sliced tomatoes, crumbled feta and seasoning listed above. Enjoy :).

Coming up with new ideas for lunch isn't always easy. In this case, I grabbed a box of quick cooking couscous, some olive oil, a few veggies that had been sitting in the. Mediterranean Couscous recipe: This quick side dish features chopped artichoke hearts and fresh tomato with feta cheese and parsley mixed into couscous. There is no quicker pasta dish than couscous - just cover with boiling water and let stand for ten minutes, then add olive oil and veggies! What looks totally fancy but takes virtually no effort to make?

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