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July Recipe of the Month
Quick cook, use the produce from your garden or market meal side for the summer!
Lime Couscous
with Summer Veggies (serves 4)
- 1 10-ounce package couscous
- 4 mediums carrots, coarsely chopped (2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 mediums zucchini and/or yellow summer squash, quartered lengthwise and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 6 green onions, sliced into 1-inch pieces
- ½ cup lime or lemon juice
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- 2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, shaved
Prepare couscous
according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook and stir
carrots in hot oil for 2 minutes. Add zucchini and green onion; cook and stir 6
minutes or until vegetables are just tender. Transfer couscous to large bowl
and fluff with a fork. Add carrot mixture.In a screw-top jar combine lime
juice, oil, honey, salt, and black pepper. Cover and shake well. Pour over
couscous mixture; toss to combine. Top with walnuts and cheese.
