My Name is Sarah and Sometimes I Cook Healthy Things

I'm kind of known for making things that will lead to your death.  When describing tonight's dinner to my mom, she couldn't believe the daughter who used to hate vegetables was going to eat that.  She did admit to her vegetables being soggy and flavorless when I was growing up.

I love Trader Joe's whole wheat couscous.  It has 7 grams of fiber and 8 grams of protein per serving.  It's very filling!  There's a taboule recipe on the back which I altered to my liking.  I decided it would be good with some sweet onion, fresh ground pepper, cumin, diced tomatoes, cucumber, fresh parsley, and feta.

Look how adorable and teensy tiny it is!

It's also the perfect thing to make when it's hot.  It took less than two minutes to boil the water I needed and the leftovers are good the next day too.

1/2 cup boiling water
1 1/4 cups couscous
1/3 cup lemon juice
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

This is how you start it.  After the water is boiled, take it off the heat, mix it all together, cover the pot, and let it sit for 5 minutes.  Then you add the extras that you want.


1/4 to 1/2 cup diced sweet onion
2 roma tomatoes, diced
1/2 of a large cucumber, diced (I don't peel it)
A few dashes of cumin
3-6 oz. of crumbled feta (I decided to be wild and crazy this time and use the lemon, oregano, and garlic feta)
A few grinds of black pepper

I usually keep the couscous in my pantry and watch for sales on the majority of the ingredients.  Not only did I make it pretty inexpensively, it will stop me from snacking on random things tomorrow.  It's chilling in the fridge while I baked some chicken with some salt, pepper, and extra virgin olive oil.

What would you put in couscous?