Mayan Couscous

Name: Mayan Couscous
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 425 grams black beans, rinsed and drained; 173 milliliters couscous; 4 grams chopped fresh cilantro; 1 clove unpeeled garlic; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 jalapeno pepper, minced; 3 Tbsps fresh lime juice, or to taste; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 80 grams finely chopped red onion; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 296 milliliters boiling water; 150 grams canned whole kernel corn, drained

Mayan Couscous takes around 25 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 4 servings with 394 calories, 13g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a very budget friendly side dish. If you have salt, ground cumin, garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. Couscous with fried vegetables, Black Lentil and Couscous Salad, and Citrusy Pecan Garbanzo Couscous: A Salad For Cold Weather are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Combine the couscous, cumin, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in the boiling water and seal with plastic wrap. Set aside for 10 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Couscous

Cumin

Water

Salt

Wrap

Equipment you will use

Plastic Wrap

Bowl

While waiting for the couscous, cook the unpeeled garlic clove in a small skillet over medium-high heat until toasted and the skin has turned golden-brown. Peel the garlic and mince. Stir the garlic into the couscous along with the black beans, corn, onion, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, olive oil, and lime juice.

Ingredients you will need

Jalapeno Pepper