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Seasoned Couscous with Lemon & Mint

Seasoned Couscous with Lemon & Mint

Name: Seasoned Couscous with Lemon & Mint
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 ⅓ cups couscous; ½ red onion, finely chopped; ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley; ¼ cup chopped fresh mint; 1 teaspoon salt, preferably kosher; 1 teaspoon Moroccan Spice Mix, (recipe follows); 1 ½ teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest

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Golden grains of couscous readily absorb the flavors of lemon, onion, herbs and spice. Source: EatingWell Magazine, May/June 1995

Steve Johnson

Recipe Summary

total:

15 mins

Servings:

Nutrition Profile:

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 ⅓ cups couscous
½ red onion, finely chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
1 teaspoon salt, preferably kosher
1 teaspoon Moroccan Spice Mix, (recipe follows)
1 ½ teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest

Associated Recipes

Moroccan Spice Mix

Directions

Step 1

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; stir in remaining ingredients and remove pan from the heat. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish, fluffing the couscous with a fork.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

228 calories; 0.5 g total fat; 621 mg sodium. 47.1 g carbohydrates; 7.9 g protein; Full Nutrition

Exchanges:

3 starch

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