couscous

[slinky.kate]

how can i make couscous delicious,the last time i made it .it was very bland,what shall i add this time(its to accompamy spannish onion casserole)

[friedgreentomato]

Well ainsley harriott does some very nice ones - I had the morroccan medley today which is apple, sunflower seeds and cumin, nice a little spicy - will often have it with cucumber, onion, tomato and grapes or pomegranite seeds and left over meet chucked in.

sainsburys do a lemon and coriander one which i use with chicken again its very nice

[DTCwordfan]

I presume that you are making the cous cous as you should,

there are loads of things that you can do. One that I do is add the water and fork through, then add a combination (not necessary alll, of some small roasted onions, cherry toms,chilli, dates, apricots and last in some ground black pepper and a little chopped Italian parsley.
Here is another if you have access to a Indian or Middle Eastern shop:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...iriprawnsandhar_86697

Tagine cooking is also worth looking at:

http://simplyrecipes....ith_lemon_and_olives/

The Moroccans love to use pigeon, and near the coast, fish like seabass go well, fish that hold their meat during the cooking in the tagine. They aren't too expensive to buy......

[heathfield]

Good luck, Kate, in trying to make cous-cous seem delicious! Long ago I reasoned that some of today's foodstuffs originated because, at one time or another, people had no choice but to eat them or starve. Cous-cous, and its near relation polenta, come at the top of my list of things not to bother with.

[lardhelmet]

It's hummus I can't stand! One of my colleagues always has some for lunch & it stinks the place out! Yuk!

[pdust]

i love couscous and like deet says you can do loads with it, chopped veg and fruit can go in.... spices can make it more interesting or add a bit of tomato puree to the water before mixing with the couscous...

[FrillyPancake]

Lemon Juice, a little lemon rhind some fresh rosemary and thyme, a little touch of cayenne pepper and some crushed unsalted peanuts or cashews ground up wtih a glug of good olive oil, this oes really weel with Lamb too and the nuts give it a little more dimension -it's really tasty! Another thing I quite often add is very finely chopped olives c/w the oil they come in this along with the lemon rhind and juice r/m and thyme works well too.

[FrillyPancake]

my typing spelling is awful as usual, sorry guys! hope you get the "jist"

[Nibble]

How about http://www.bbcgoodfoo...scous-with-mascarpone

Sounds & looks yummy ♥

[gingejbee]

heathfield: lots of foods are not nice "plain" - potato, boiled rice, pasta etc all need things added to make them good to eat.