A Healthy Lunch
So on one of my last day's off of the Summer, I decided to make myself something nutritious and delicious, and also something reminiscent of my study abroad in Avignon a few months ago. I made a couscous dish, much like something I had in Marseilles, with a vegetable stew/sauce concoction on top very similar to ratatouille. Picture and ingredients are below. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup dry couscous
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 onion diced
1/4 tomato chopped
5 baby carrots, chopped
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup water
1 tsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 dashes paprika
2 dashes basil
2 dashes rosemary
2 dashes oregano
(Other options: Eggplant, green pepper, etc. - anything that cooks well and typically goes into ratatouille)
Makes one serving
Recipe:
I started with just a half cup of dry couscous, which made about a cup and half wet. I set that aside, under cover to stay warm while I fixed the stew/sauce. I heated the olive oil in a small pan, then put the onion in and fried until brown. Then the garlic, which I cooked for about a minute. After that, I added my carrots and cooked them for about 5 minutes. Then the tomato, water, salt, pepper, paprika, basil, rosemary, and oregano went in. (I know it sounds like a lot...but it's very easy to just dash in all the spices and throw them back into the spice cabinet. Not to mention the combination is delicious.) I covered the mixture and turned the heat down a little, stirring occasionally so nothing would burn or stick. After about 5-10 minutes of that, I added the flour to make it more solidified so the sauce wouldn't be sliding all over my plate, then I took it off the heat and let it get cool. I got a plate, made a couscous mountain, then topped it with the ratatouille-like mixture. I really thought about including meat in this dish, but all I had was hotdogs, and while I thought it would be alright, I decided to just make it vegetarian. The meal was accompanied with a slice of bread and three low-fat cheese cubes, as well as a lovely glass of chilled water from Capon Springs in West Virginia (best water EVER). So while it wasn't authentically French, it reminded me of my trip and how much I love the French way of eating. If anyone has any suggestions or questions about it, feel free to comment and we can have a little chat. Happy eating!
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup dry couscous
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 onion diced
1/4 tomato chopped
5 baby carrots, chopped
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup water
1 tsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 dashes paprika
2 dashes basil
2 dashes rosemary
2 dashes oregano
(Other options: Eggplant, green pepper, etc. - anything that cooks well and typically goes into ratatouille)
Makes one serving
Recipe:
I started with just a half cup of dry couscous, which made about a cup and half wet. I set that aside, under cover to stay warm while I fixed the stew/sauce. I heated the olive oil in a small pan, then put the onion in and fried until brown. Then the garlic, which I cooked for about a minute. After that, I added my carrots and cooked them for about 5 minutes. Then the tomato, water, salt, pepper, paprika, basil, rosemary, and oregano went in. (I know it sounds like a lot...but it's very easy to just dash in all the spices and throw them back into the spice cabinet. Not to mention the combination is delicious.) I covered the mixture and turned the heat down a little, stirring occasionally so nothing would burn or stick. After about 5-10 minutes of that, I added the flour to make it more solidified so the sauce wouldn't be sliding all over my plate, then I took it off the heat and let it get cool. I got a plate, made a couscous mountain, then topped it with the ratatouille-like mixture. I really thought about including meat in this dish, but all I had was hotdogs, and while I thought it would be alright, I decided to just make it vegetarian. The meal was accompanied with a slice of bread and three low-fat cheese cubes, as well as a lovely glass of chilled water from Capon Springs in West Virginia (best water EVER). So while it wasn't authentically French, it reminded me of my trip and how much I love the French way of eating. If anyone has any suggestions or questions about it, feel free to comment and we can have a little chat. Happy eating!
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