Vegetarian cous cous

Name: Vegetarian cous cous
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: cous cous; courgettes; carrots; bell peppers; spring onion; mint; cumin; lemon; salt; extra virgin olive oil

Cous cous is a classic food in North Africa and Middle East, but it's quite common also in the Mediterranean area. In Sicily, in particular, every year there's a traditional cous cous festival. There, cous cous is made in many different ways. Here, we suggest you a vegetarian version of cous cous, light and tasty. Lots of vegetables and some fresh mint, to give and extra kick to the preparation. Try it! You'll feel on holiday....as in the Middle East!

Ingredients

cous cous 100 grams non pre cooked
courgettes 50 grams
carrots 50 grams
bell peppers 30 grams
spring onion 30 grams
mint fresh
cumin
lemon the juice of half a lemon
salt
extra virgin olive oil

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Information

10 minutes Total time

5 minutes Active time

Serves 2 persons

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Preparation

Make your cous cous following the instructions on its packaging. Set aside. Slice leek, grind mint and dice the other veggies. Sautè the vegetables in a nonstick pan for a few minutes, then mix with the cous cous. Complete your dish by adding leek, mint, some powder of cumin and the juice of half a lemon.

Tips

To give taste and colour to your cous cous you can add basil and hot pepper.

Trivia

In North Africa and Sicily people don't drink water while eating cous cous, in order to prevent cous cous from swall inside their stomach and make the digestion more difficult.