Roasted Garlic and Olive Oil Couscous

Name: Roasted Garlic and Olive Oil Couscous
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan Imperial & Coastal
Ingredients: 1.25 cup water; 1 cup couscous; 1 tsp butter; 0.5 tsp salt; 2 clove garlic; 1 tbsp olive oil; 0.5 tsp dried thyme leaves; 0.5 tsp paprika; 0.25 tsp black pepper

A Moroccan side dish of couscous and thyme, seasoned with paprika and simmered on the stove.

15 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Ingredients

Cousous

295.74 mlwater, or 1 1/4 cups broth
236.59 mlcouscous
1 tspbutter, or 1 teaspoon margarine (optional)
0.5 tspsalt (optional)

Method

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Time: Prep 5 min · Cook 10 min · 15 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Bring water to a boil. Add couscous, butter and salt. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
5 min
2
Topping: In a shallow pan, heat oil. Cook garlic until it begins to brown. Add rest of spices, cook for 30 second and remove from heat.
1 min
3
(Alternately, you could use ready made"roasted garlic olive oil", and add the thyme and pepper).
4
Mix topping with couscous, serve immediately.