Lemon flavored couscous, a quick and easy recipe

There are many ways to prepare lemon couscous and we will reveal four of them, all perfect recipes for summer.

There's a simple reason why couscous should become one of your favorite summer ingredients : it requires no cooking. If you then decide to prepare couscous with lemon, perhaps enriching it with vegetables, then in an instant you will have a single dish ready, also suitable for those who follow a vegetarian or vegan diet.

In its simplest version we limited ourselves to seasoning it with a citronette based on oil and lemon, adding some cherry tomatoes to give color and finally some aromatic herbs to make everything fresher and tastier. There are many ways in which you can flavor couscous : lemon thyme, fresh basil, oregano but also marjoram and parsley. Whichever aromatic herb you choose, the result will be amazing.

How to prepare the lemon couscous recipe

1. The first thing to do is rehydrate the couscous . To do this, cover it with double its volume of boiling water (use the same cup as a unit of measurement for the couscous and the water). Add a pinch of salt, cover the bowl with a plate and leave to rest for 10 minutes .
2. In the meantime, cut the cherry tomatoes into quarters and break up the basil with your hands. Then prepare the citronette by combining the lemon juice and oil in a glass jar with a cap. Close and shake well.
3. Once the couscous has rehydrated, fluff it up with a fork. Add the cherry tomatoes and basil and season everything with the citronette. Let it rest in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before serving.

The variations to prepare a delicious couscous with lemon

To make your couscous even richer you can prepare couscous with vegetables and lemon. The seasoning is the same except that you will have to cook the vegetables. Cut 1 pepper, 1 courgette and 1 aubergine into half centimeter cubes and cook them in a pan with a drizzle of oil and a clove of garlic until they are tender, then add salt. Add them to the rehydrated couscous, season with the citronette and finally flavor with oregano, fresh or dried.

The idea of ​​preparing couscous with lemon and chickpeas is also excellent. In this case it's really simple because all you need to do is add a can of drained chickpeas to the basic version or the one with vegetables. This way you will have an excellent single dish, also perfect for enjoying out of town.

Fragrant beyond imagination, lemon, ginger and mint couscous is obtained by adding 1 teaspoon of peeled and grated fresh ginger to the citronette. Then use everything to season by adding chickpeas to taste and flavor with mint.

Alternatively you can prepare a classic and light couscous with vegetables .

storage

Couscous can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days .