Date And Olive Couscous With Garlic Shrimp
Total Time: 30 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups onions, slivered
- 2 cups zucchini, finely diced
- 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
- 1/8 teaspoon chili flakes
- 2 tfresh ginger, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 3/4 cup dates, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup roasted black olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
- 1 -2 cup couscous, prepared
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh mint, finely chopped
- 1 lemon, juice and zest of
- salt, to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
- 1/8 teaspoon chili flakes
- 2 lbs medium black tiger shrimp, peeled and deveined
- salt, to taste
Recipe
- 1 heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-hight. sauté onions until golden, about 10 minutes. add zucchini, garlic, chili flakes, and ginger and continue to cook until zucchini is tender, about 8 minutes. stir in cumin, dates, and olives and warm through.
- 2 add warm vegetable mixture to prepared couscous, stir in cilantro, mint, lemon juice and zest. stir to combine and season with salt to taste.
- 3 heat oil in medium frying pan over medium-high.add garlic and chili flakes, stirring until garlic is fragrant and light golden. do not let it brown.
- 4 add shrimp and sauté until all the shrimp have tust turned pink and are cooked through, about 8 minutes. season to taste. top couscous with shrimp, drizzle with olive oil and an additional sprinkle of fresh cilantro.
- 5 i took a shortcut, using pre-cooked shrimp and throwing them in with the onions in the first recipe (with some extra garlic). i don’t see why this recipe should be two seperate steps.
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