Talin’s Ultimate Couscous Salad Recipe

I would like to introduce to you a very healthy, flavorful, Couscous Salad recipe, which is full of essential nutrients, which will get your taste buds active and will want the whole salad bowl to yourself. Yes, it is that good! Couscous is one of my favorite things to add to vegetables, and add so much flavor with it. Excellent choice to serve at dinner parties, or regular dinners, for lunch, for dinner, anytime. Here is The Ultimate Couscous Salad Recipe.

Couscous Salad Recipe
Serves: 4 or more. depending on how much quantity you would like to prepare. play around with the amount of ingredients to your desire.

Ingredients…
• 1 1/2 to 2 cups pearl couscous
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
• 1 full cucumber, diced (about 1 cup)
• 1 large tomato, diced…. preferably tomato on a vine…
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh herbs (any combination of fresh parsley, cilantro, arugula, basil, dill or mint)
• 1/3 cup raisins or more to your tasting
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted or not. you can just add them in.
• Freshly ground black pepper and salt

To Prepare follow these instructions…
1. In a large saucepan, bring about 2 quarts of water and 1 teaspoon of salt to a boil. Add couscous and cook until tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain with a strainer — preferably thin holed strainer so the couscous will not fall through.

2. While the couscous cooks, in a small bowl, mix the oil, mustard, honey, lemon juice and zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

3. Add cooked and drained couscous to a large bowl, and then, pour dressing over warm couscous, mix well. Let it cool completely

4. After cooled completely, Add cucumber, tomato, herbs, raisins and walnuts to the couscous and stir. Taste for seasoning and add salt and/or pepper as needed.

5. Enjoy it when its cold – cover then refrigerate, about 1 hour. Better to eat cool…

Bon Apetit!

Talin’s Veggie Eggplant Casserole – Recipe

Hello, Here is my recipe on my Veggie Eggplant Casserole. I love healthy food, and I enjoy making you. You will too. It is very simple with a few simple ingredients. It is as follows.

Ingredients Needed:

1-2 large regular eggplants, 4 medium sized cooking onions, 1-2 green/red peppers, 4-5 Vine tomatoes, 3-4 Green Zucchini, 1 Red Onion, 1-2 Celery Sticks, – All must be thoroughly washed.

A Cup and a half of Tomato Paste, 1 and a half cups of water, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 1 teaspoon of All Spice, 1 teaspoon of Cumin, 1 teaspoon of Onion Powder, 1 clove of Garlic.

How to Prepare:

Take all this A Cup and a half of Tomato Paste, 1 and a half cups of water, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 1 teaspoon of All Spice, 1 teaspoon of Cumin, 1 teaspoon of Onion Powder, 1 clove of Garlic.

and mix them all together in a different mixing bowl. If you need to add a bit more water go for it, but don’t add too much of it.

Then Chop all to bit sized pieces maybe even a bit larger in size. 1-2 large regular eggplants, 4 medium sized cooking onions, 1-2 green/red peppers, 4-5 Vine tomatoes, 3-4 Green Zucchini, 1 Red Onion, 1-2 Celery Sticks, – All must be thoroughly washed.

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Then take a casserole dish to put in the oven, preheat oven to 350 degrees, then put all your veggies in first, then take the sauce and run it over the casserole and there you have it, dinner for 4… it depends on how big your family is, or how many people you have make veggies and sauce according to how many people are in your household…

Enjoy 🙂

bon apetit!