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Mediterranean
Couscous Salad with Roasted Vegetables
This
vegetarian couscous salad recipe combines couscous with
roasted eggplant, zucchini, red bell pepper and leeks.
. It's easy to make, and relatively light,
deriving its taste from the Mediterranean flavors of olive
oil, lemon juice and herbs like basil, thyme and rosemary. Serve
with grilled
garlic bread or dinner rolls, and iced tea or white
wine.
Preheat
oven to 400°F.
Divide
first 5 ingredients between 2 heavy large baking sheets.
Brush vegetables with 3 tablespoons oil and balsamic vinegar.
Sprinkle herbs over. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast
until tender, turning occasionally, about 45 minutes. Cool.
Remove and discard peels from garlic. Coarsely chop garlic.
Cut roasted vegetables into 3/4-inch pieces. Set aside.
Bring 2 1/2 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 tablespoon
oil to boil in medium saucepan. Stir in couscous. Remove
from heat. Cover; let stand until water is absorbed, about
5 minutes. Fluff couscous with fork. Transfer to large bowl.
Gently mix roasted garlic and vegetables, 1/4 cup oil, olives,
lemon juice, capers and basil into couscous. Season with salt
and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before serving.)
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Ingredients
1 1- to 1 1/4-pound eggplant, cut lengthwise into 8 wedges
2 medium-size zucchini, each cut lengthwise into 4 wedges
3 large leeks (white and pale green parts only), halved lengthwise, cut crosswise
into 2 1/2-inch pieces
1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips
10 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
3 1/2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
2 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 10-ounce box couscous
1 cup pitted brine-cured black olives (such as Kalamata),
halved
6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons drained capers
3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
Makes 6 servings.

Mediterranean
Diet Cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong
Health
Chances
are excellent that you could cook out of The Mediterranean
Diet Cookbook for the rest of your life and never feel
the slightest tinge of boredom. How does Moroccan Carrot
Salad with Orange and Lemon Juice sound? Or Catalan Soup
of White Beans and Clams? Or Lebanese Fish Baked in a Tomato-Cilantro
Sauce? Mediterranean cooking is refreshingly low in salt,
fat, and starch, relying instead on fresh fruits, vegetables,
fish, and poultry. Simplicity is the key to the Mediterranean
diet--simple ingredients and stress-free preparation and
cooking. This is more than a cookbook--it is a blueprint
for healthier living.
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