I have been trying to make my life easier as I continue on my high protein diet by making some of my sides ahead of time and adding everything together.
This time I wanted to experiment with couscous because I have never had it before and I love trying new things. To make couscous you follow the directions on your package, or if you get it in the bulk-food department like me, here is how I made it.
I used multi-colored couscous
1 and 1/2 cups of couscous in a pot with a bit of salt and add water until it just covers the couscous.
Cover, Bring to a boil and then lower heat and let simmer on low heat until water has soaked in completely. Remover from heat, mix from the bottom, replace top and let the heat steam.
Now time for the Veggies. 1 Can of Garbanzo beans rinsed, 1 tomato, diced. My favorite garlic pop-ins and grilled onions.
Speaking of new things, have you ever heard of Kale Sprouts? I went to Trader Joes and found it here. I love Trader Joes, I always find something new there that I haven’t seen or heard of.
Anyway, Kale Sprouts are a mix between, you guessed it, Kale and Brussel Sprouts and have a similar flavor.
Rinse and cut the ends off.
I happen to have made some bacon the morning of, so I used the oil from that, but any oil is okay.
Heat oil then add Kale Sprouts, tomatoes, 4 pop-in onions and 4 pop-in garlic saute for about 4 minutes.
Diced 1 roasted red bell pepper.
Add in the Garbanzo beans, bell pepper, salt to taste and I like a little heat, so I added about 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper.
Let all that cook together until the Kale Sprout are cooked to your liking.
Last step is add in the Couscous, mix and place top over pan for about 5 minutes off heat.
This is the perfect side dish or you can eat it as a main meal. All the protein , fiber, vitamins and such, in one meal, that is actual really light.
Until next time, cook, eat and enjoy
