Wednesday afternoon we were thinking of what to have for dinner, and My Dear Wife called me, having just left work, and she wanted something warm since it had been cooler temperatures in the past few days, so she suggested making some couscous. I said what a great idea, so I threw together this recipe with some of the ingredients we had on hand. Moreover, forty-five minutes later when she arrived home, dinner was already prepared and waiting, this dish took all of about 25 minutes to prepare from prep to finish.
I found some really good and fresh shitake mushrooms at the farmers market on Saturday, and they added great flavor to this dish.
| Ingredients | ||
| 1 | Cup | Onions, diced |
| 1 | Tbsp | Garlic, minced |
| 1 ½ | Cups | Shitake mushrooms, sliced |
| 1 ½ | Cups | Fresh spinach leaves, packed tightly |
| ½ | Cups | Raisins |
| 2 | Cups | Vegetable stock |
| 1 | Tbsp | Curry powder |
| 1 | Tsp | Roasted Coriander powder |
| ½ | Tsp | Smoky paprika |
| ½ | Tsp | Turmeric |
| 2 | Cups | Couscous, 5-minute style |
| Procedure Steps | |
| 1. | Steam saute or sweat down the onion and garlic until translucent. |
| 2. | Add the mushrooms and stir well, continue to sweat down for about 3 minutes or so, and then add the spinach, raisins, vegetable stock, and remaining ingredients and stir well, and then bring to a boil. |
| 3. | Add the couscous and stir well, cover, and turn off the heat and allow to sit for at least 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving. |
We added some roasted garbanzo beans to the top of this for some added beans and it also adds some crunchiness too.
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15 responses so far ↓
1 Elin // Apr 23, 2010 at 12:08 pm
Hi Chef Ryan…this is so healthy and delicious too. Thanks for sharing the recipe. The spices used truly makes this dish great 🙂 flavorful !!!
2 Emily // Apr 23, 2010 at 12:16 pm
THIS LOOKS SO GOOD. And yes, all caps are necessary, it is the only way to correctly portray how excited I am over this dish 🙂
3 5 Star Foodie // Apr 23, 2010 at 12:49 pm
This couscous sounds amazing – what an excellent combination of flavors! I love the shiitake mushrooms and smoky paprika additions!
4 Trix // Apr 23, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Aren’t you the nicest husband ever! (Well, next to Poppa Trix.) A delicious and thoughtful dinner!
5 Rachelle // Apr 23, 2010 at 2:53 pm
I love couscous from breakfast to dinner. My French grandmother that grew up in Algeria often made her signature couscous dish with roast and cabbage and potatoes and carrots. I always love to find new uses for couscous.
6 pegasuslegend // Apr 23, 2010 at 8:13 pm
I love the flavors here!~
7 Maria // Apr 23, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Love this dish!
8 kathy gori // Apr 23, 2010 at 9:18 pm
what a great idea and a marvelous mix of tastes! I’m going to have to try this.
9 Gera @ SweetsFoodsBlog // Apr 23, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Excellent flavors love couscous and shitake 🙂
Cheers,
Gera
10 Jessie // Apr 24, 2010 at 4:52 pm
ohhh I’m loving this delicious light dish so healthy and hearty!
11 Emily Martin // Apr 24, 2010 at 5:01 pm
This screams “Eat me with some grilled fish!”
Looks delicious Ryan. xoxo
12 Chef Aimee // Apr 24, 2010 at 6:10 pm
What a great combination of flavors!
13 Dawn@CocinaSavant // Apr 24, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Ryan, this looks absolutely delicious! what a fantastic combination of textures and flavors. i love making curry recipes, but the time it takes to do it right sometimes is quite a deterrent. this looks amazing!
14 Sook // Apr 24, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Oh I love curry flavored anything! I will definitely have to try this.
15 penny aka jeroxie // Apr 25, 2010 at 4:17 am
I love this idea! I love curry so this will be on my list.