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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place the couscous in a bowl. Mix with the 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 teaspoon vegetable stock powder. | 2. Add the boiling water and mix to combine. Cover the bowl with some plastic wrap and set aside for 10 minutes. | 3. After all the liquid has been absorbed, uncover the couscous and fluff with a fork. | 4. Add the lemon juice, the 3 tablespoons olive oil, and the salt and pepper to taste to the fluffed couscous. | 5. Add the tomatoes, red pepper, scallions and capers. Toss to combine. | 6. Lightly stir in the parsley, optional mint leaves, and the pistachios. | 7. Taste and adjust for seasoning. | 8. Serve cool or at room temperature. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
couscous	1 1/2	1/2		975.72	200.9309	33.1122	1.6608
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
vegetable stock powder	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
water	2	cups	boiling	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lemon juice	2	tablespoons	strained	6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
olive oil	3	tablespoons		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
tomato	2		chopped	44.28	9.5694	2.1648	0.49200000000000005
red bell pepper	1		slivered	-	-	-	-
scallion	4		chopped	128.0	29.36	7.32	0.76
caper	2	tablespoons		3.9560000000000004	0.8411	0.4059	0.1479
pistachio	1/3	cup	shelled	229.6	11.1397	8.2656	18.5812
parsley	1	cup	small-sprigged chopped	21.6	3.798	1.7819999999999998	0.474
mint leaf	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.