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couscous recipe

Couscous Lunch Bowl


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  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2 people 1x

Description

This couscous lunch bowl served with roasted butternut squash and beef cubes make for a filling and delicious lunch or dinner bowl!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 2 servings steak nibbles

Make the couscous

  • 1 cup couscous, uncooked/dry
  • 1 cup liquid, water or stock (water or stock)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Roasted Butternut

  • 1 1/2 cups roasted butternut squash (cleaned and chopped)
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • chopped fresh herbs
  • kosher salt

Instructions

Cook the couscous

  1. Boil the liquid (water or stock) While reaching a boil, add salt & pepper. Once it reaches a boil, immediately remove the couscous from the stove and cover tightly with a lid. Leave the couscous to steam for 10 minutes. Use a fork to fluff the couscous up with a talespoon of olive oil.
    1 x How to cook couscous.

Roast the butternut

  1. Preheat the oven to 190 C and roast for 20 to 30 minutes or until fork tender and cooked through.
    1 x Roasted butternut recipe
  2. Serve the couscous with roasted butternut, steak bites, any fat drippings from the pan, your favorite herbs and spices and a dollp of yogurt or sour cream
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: couscous lunch
  • Cuisine: North African, South African