Grilled Mushroom Kabobs and Couscous Salad

Name: Grilled Mushroom Kabobs and Couscous Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 cherry tomatoes, quartered; 118 milliliters chopped cilantro; 6 Tbsps cooking oil; 631 milliliters couscous; 1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and diced; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 Grated zest of lemon; 6 larges mushrooms (about 1 pound in all), halved; 6 Tbsps olive oil; 3 teaspoons salt; 4 scallions including green tops, sliced; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 631 milliliters water

Grilled Mushroom Kabobs and Couscous Salad is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. If you have cherry tomatoes, water, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the couscous you could follow this main course with the Couscous Mango Mousse as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat the broiler or grill. In a medium bowl, combine the cooking oil, coriander, soy sauce, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the pepper.

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Cooking Oil

Coriander

Soy Sauce

Garlic

Pepper

Salt

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Broiler

Grill

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Mix well.

Add the mushrooms; coat thoroughly.

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Mushrooms

In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Stir in the couscous. Cover, remove from the heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and transfer to a bowl.

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Couscous

Water

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Add the scallions, cucumber, tomatoes, cilantro, lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, and the remaining 2 teaspoons of salt to the couscous. Toss to combine.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Olive Oil

Green Onions

Cilantro

Couscous

Cucumber

Tomato

Salt

Divide the mushrooms among four skewers. Broil or grill the mushrooms, turning occasionally, until they are tender and golden brown, about 10 minutes.

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Mushrooms

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Skewers

Grill

Serve over the couscous.

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Couscous

Wine Recommendation: We don't often think of sparkling wine as an accompaniment to food; its usual place is as an aperitif. Here, however, a ros Champagne, with its crisp acidity, hint of red fruit, and subtle earthy undertow, will be truly exciting.

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Champagne