I am always looking for Israeli cous cous at my neighborhood grocery and never see it. I always see great recipes calling for it and want to make them but have to improvise or wait. I saw some at Trader Joe's and grabbed it for when a craving for one of those recipes surfaced. Then I noticed there was a recipe on the box that looked pretty good...AND I already had all of the ingredients!
This was so good! I made it to bring to a pool party at it was a great side to go with all the meat. I think it gets better as it sits and lets the flavors mingle. I added zucchini to the party to make it more substantial and I think that was a great addition. Garlic would have been a good one too, so I add that below. Try this! Do you like Israeli Cous Cous? Full recipe to follow the montage.
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| Full of flavor and so delightful! |
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| The cast on a rainy day |
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| Pine nuts toasting away! |
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| Saute up those veggies! |
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| Put it all together to go! |
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| Just bursting with flavor! |
Trader Joe's Israeli Cous Cous Salad (Adapted by me)
3 tbsp butter, divided
1/2 cup pine nuts
one small shallot, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
One zucchini, chopped
1 box(1 and 1/2 cup) Israeli Cous Cous
1 bay leaf
2 cups chicken or veggie broth
1/4 cup parsley or mint, minced
Zest and juice of one lemon
1/4 cup raisins
salt and pepper
Melt 1 tbsp of butter in a dutch oven over medium low heat. Add the pine nuts and stir until they start to brown, Remove from pan. Melt the remaining butter in the same pan and add shallots, garlic and zucchini. Add cous cous and bay leaf and season with salt and pepper. Stir until cous cous begins to brown. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer low until liquid is absorbed and cous sous is soft. Remove from heat and stir in parsley, pine nuts and lemon zest. Toss with lemon juice and raisins when cooled. This is really good if you let it sit overnight.
Happy Cooking!
Missy
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