Monday, August 6, 2012

Couscous Salad

(2-3 people + baby + extra)

Ingredients
* 10oz box of couscous
* 1 medium tomato
* 1 small cucumber
* parmesan (or mozzarella--if used, it can be shredded or in cubes)
* fresh basil (3-5 small leaves)
* sea salt
* grapeseed oil (or olive oil)
(Option: any vegetable, or even fruit, can be substituted)
(Option: add chicken kabobs if baby is old enough)

Step 1:  Boil about 2 cups of water.  Remove water from heat; add couscous.  Let sit, stirring (fluffing) every 30-60 seconds or so.  Fluff for about 5-10 minutes.

Step 2:  Dice the tomato.  Dice the cucumber.  (Skin tomato and cucumber if appropriate.)  Add tomato and cucumber to couscous; mix.

Step 3:  Drizzle oil over couscous--just enough to cover couscous and veggies/fruits.  If your baby is old enough, add a couple pinches of sea salt, to taste.  (You can always salt your own bowl.)

Step 4:  Cut basil; add to couscous; mix.

Step 5:  Sprinkle parmesan over couscous, enough to flavor; mix.  (Make sure couscous has cooled a bit before adding cheese, or it will melt too fast.)

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