Veggie Couscous Salad
- 12 lb fresh green beans
- 12 cup chopped onion
- 2 jalapeno peppers
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 12 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 12 cups defatted chicken broth or 1 12 cups water
- 2 zucchini (small)
- 2 cups corn kernels
- 2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped (medium)
- fresh ground black pepper
- 14 cup freshly chopped fresh cilantro
- From the Detroit News:.
- Trim ends off beans, cut into 1/4-inch pieces and put into a heavy, 2-quart saucepan.
- Steam or cook over medium heat until crisp tender, about 7 to 8 minutes.
- Drain well and set aside on a plate.
- (If they stay in the hot pan, they will continue to cook.)
- Chop onion, seed and chop jalapeno peppers finely and mince garlic.
- Heat oil in large, heavy, nonstick skillet or wok; add onion, peppers and garlic and stir-fry until onion is translucent but not brown, about 2 minutes.
- Bring chicken broth or water to a boil in same pan in which beans were cooked.
- Stir in couscous, allow to return to a boil and immediately turn off heat and cover.
- Let stand 10 minutes then fluff with a fork.
- Cut zucchini into small dice and add to onion.
- Cut corn from cob and chop tomatoes; add both to pan.
- Cook just until zucchini is crisp tender.
- Return cooked green beans to pan long enough to heat through.
- Season with freshly ground black pepper.
- Just before serving, lightly stir in chopped basil or cilantro, if desired.
- Serve immediately over couscous.
green beans, onion, peppers, garlic, olive oil, couscous, chicken broth, zucchini, corn kernels, tomatoes, fresh ground black pepper, fresh cilantro
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/veggie-couscous-salad-392235 (may not work)