Husband made supper tonight, this is what he came up with. The first spoonful was barely in my mouth when I popped up from the table, grabbed my camera and started taking pics. Apparently this is a source of irritation. "NO, you CAN'T eat that YET. I haven't taken my blog pics." Well, this time I snapped pics of my own bowl, and then devoured its contents.
My hubby like to cook from whatever's around, and never, ever cooks from recipes. Tonight's creation was a hit...smoked paprika, fresh basil, lemon juice seasoning a mixture of couscous, chickpeas, corm and grated carrots. mmmmmmm.
And, the best part, no cooking. He made this in a large mixing bowl without using a single pot or pan...
Fully sated, I'm now kicking back with a brown cow (does anyone else actually still drink these? how nineties) made with soy milk and peppermint mocha Kahlua over ice, and listening to Belle and Sebastian. Did I mention we gave up watching tv during the week? Well, we watch one hour a night to chill, but otherwise it's sewing, or food stuff, or just hanging out. For your listening enjoyment as you read over the recipe:
Serves 4
1 cup dry couscous
1 cup corn kernels
1 large carrot, shredded
1 can chickpeas (drained)
2 Tbsp olive oil
sriracha hot sauce, to taste (2-4Tbsp)
lemon juice (to taste, 3-4 Tbsp)
"fresh" basil, we use one of those tubes of herbs, frozen cubes would work - dry basil flakes wouldn't be that great though, you want a real herby zing here. to taste (2-4 Tbsp)
smoked paprika (2-3 Tbsp)
spicy seasoned salt, or regular salt with a little cayenne
Layer the following ingredients, in this order, in a large mixing bowl: couscous on the bottom, then carrot, then corn, lastly chickpeas. Pour in 1 cup boiling water, and cover with a lid of some kind (very important, steams the veggies while it absorbs into couscous). Let sit 7-8 minutes, remove the lid, fluff and stir with a fork. Stir in oil, lemon juice and sriracha hot sauce. Add basil, mix in thoroughly, and then season with salt.
yummers...
