The first long weekend of the summer season is upon us! I took today off to make my weekend a little extra long. One of the best things about summer? Corn on the cob. I love to eat it boiled, grilled, oven roasted, pretty much any way I can get it. It’s been raining like crazy, so grilled was out of the question. Humidity = enormous hair, so I didn’t want to boil a bit pot of water while it was already raining. I decided oven roasting was my best bet. Once I had the corn in the oven, I had to figure out what I wanted to do with it.
After I made couscous last week, it’s been all I want to make for dinner. It just cooks so fast. I’m not normally a proponent of carbs mixed with carbs, but this couscous was SO good. I ate way too much of it for dinner and took a huge pile for lunch the next day, and I’m not complaining about it. For lunch, I microwaved it just until it was at about room temperature, and it was fantastic. I probably said this about the other couscous dish, but I think this would be GREAT at a barbecue as a side dish, too.
If you’re a cheese eater, do yourself a favor and fresh grate some cheddar cheese all over the top of this. If not, I think a sprinkle of nutritional yeast would be pretty fantastic too.
Tagged with: Dairy Free • Egg Free • Gluten Free • Hidden Veggies • Nut Free • Soy Free • Vegan • Vegetarian
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I’m still wondering why I have never made couscous before! This looks fabulous!
It’s SO crazy easy to make, too!
This looks like a perfect quick weeknight meal!
oh my this looks delicious and healthy!
Love everything about this! Southwest anything makes me very happy!
ooooo…you had me at southwest i love these kinds of flavors! and i can never get enough of black beans
This couscous looks awesome!! What a great idea to add beans! Love it 🙂 xox Amy
This looks ah-maz-ing!! I’m all about southwest-style delicious meals. And I hear you about the poofy hair. I look like a frizzy poodle today. Super cute 😉
Love it! Couscous is one of my favorite things to cook with, because it can go in any.direction. THanks for sharing 🙂
Yum, yum, and more yum!!! 🙂
What a great recipe and definitely worth a try.
I love these types of recipes and I bought my first ears of corn for the season yesterday!
This sounds absolutely fabulous and like a perfect summertime-y recipe. I totally feel you on the humidity… except I live in it, and my hair is always HUGE because of it, so there’s that.
Here’s to a fantastic kickoff weekend of the summer! Have a great time, and enjoy your day off!
Looks fantastic and hope you have a great long weekend! 🙂