Green Tea Couscous
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 364
- Total Fat
- 5
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 69
- Dietary Fiber
- 6
- Sugar
- 12
- Protein
- 12
- Cholesterol
- 3
- Sodium
- 615
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 5 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
4 scallions, finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 single-serve bag green tea
2 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 cups couscous
1/2 cup finely chopped mint leaves, a couple of handfuls
1/2 seedless cucumber, peeled and chopped
1 lemon, juiced
1 lime, juiced
Directions
- Heat the olive oil in sauce pot over medium heat and add the scallions. Season with salt and pepper and saute 2 to 3 minutes. Add stock and bring to a boil, secure tea bag to handle of the pot, and let steep for 1 minute. Remove the tea bag, stir in honey and couscous. Turn off the heat, stir in mint, and cover the pot. Let couscous stand 5 minutes, then fluff with fork and transfer to a serving bowl. Add the cucumber and lemon and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, toss to combine and serve.