Lemon Thyme Couscous Recipes

Steps:

• Put the couscous in a heatproof dish.
• Add the thyme, bouillon powder, most of the lemon zest and juice.
• Add 900ml boiling water, cover and let stand for 10 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed.
• Fluff with a fork and stir in the parsley and olive oil.
• Season to taste, garnish with the remaining lemon zest and serve.

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan bring the water to a boil, stir in the zest, the thyme, and the couscous, and remove the pan from the heat. Let the mixture stand, covered, for 5 minutes, fluff it with a fork, and stir in the parsley, the oil, the lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Stir chicken broth, lemon juice, lemon zest, butter, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add couscous to the liquid and stir to coat completely. Place a cover on the saucepan, remove from heat, and let couscous soak in hot liquid until the moisture is mostly absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Fluff couscous with a fork. Stir pimento peppers, pine nuts, and parsley into the couscous.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan bring the water to a boil, stir in the zest, the oil, the couscous, and salt and pepper to taste, and let the mixture stand, covered, off the heat for 5 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir in the chives.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook until just softened, not coloured.
• Add the green pepper and saute until it turns a bright green.
• Add the currants, lemon, roasted red pepper, couscous and stockpowder and combine well.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour over the boiling water and stir again.
• Cover and allow to stand for 3-5 minutes or until water is absorbed and couscous has swelled.
• Add the butter and stir over a very low heat for a further 2-3 minutes.
• Stir through the lemon thyme and serve at once.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring about 2 quarts of water and 1 teaspoon of salt to a boil. Add couscous and cook until tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain.
• While the couscous cooks, in a small bowl, mix the oil, mustard, honey, lemon juice and zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Add cooked and drained couscous to a large bowl. Pour dressing over warm couscous; mix well.
• Add cucumber, tomato, herbs, raisins and walnuts to the couscous and stir. Taste for seasoning and add salt and/or pepper as needed.
• Enjoy warm or cover then refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour.

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan cook the carrot in the oil over moderate heat, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the lemon juice, the sugar, 1 tablespoon of the water, the thyme, and salt to taste and simmer the mixture, covered, for 1 minute. Add the remaining 1 cup water, bring the liquid to a boil, and stir in the couscous. Cover the pan, remove it from the heat, and let the couscous stand for 5 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork.