Couscous Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe

Couscous Stuffed Tomatoes

From cypress 15 years ago

Can be served chilled or hot. Perfect size! Is also great topped with homemade tzatziki sauce!!!!!!!!!

4 large tomatoes shopping list
1 1/2 cup uncooked couscous (preferably the tri-colored kind!) shopping list
2 tbsp. EVOO shopping list
salt and pepper shopping list
1/2 cup fresh sliced mushrooms of choice (ie: baby bellas or white) shopping list
1 tsp. dried thyme shopping list
1 tsp. dried oregano shopping list
1 tsp. dried basil shopping list
1 1/2 tbsp. dried dill shopping list
1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese shopping list

Wash tomatoes and slice off a tiny bit of the base (so it can sit upright) and the top where stem is/was.
Using a spoon, remove "pulp" of tomatoes leaving a hollow, thick "bowl." (Leave a little bit of membrane at the bottom for support)
Get mushrooms started in a small pan with 1 tbsp. of the EVOO on medium-low heat.
Combine all herbs with a pinch of salt and pepper in a small ramekin.
Sprinkle a few pinches of the herb combination over the mushrooms as they cook.
In a separate pot, begin cooking the couscous according to the directions on the package. (Doesn't hurt to salt the water. Also, couscous only takes a second to cook so keep an eye on it!)
When the couscous is al dente, remove it from heat, strain if necessary, and toss into mushrooms.
Throw in the rest of the herbs and the other tbsp. of EVOO.
Stir for a minute or so and then remove from heat.
Stuff tomatoes with couscous mixture and top with a sprinkling of fresh goat cheese.
Tastes amazing warm, but is great chilled too.

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jokamac 12 years ago
For those of you who don't have a clue and hate acronyms EVOO is Extra Virgin Olive Oil which is a much better thing to say in a recipe also there is nothing mentioned in the method about how you cook the tomatoes
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dynie ate it and said...
I LOVE this idea...I'm doing it!!!
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greekgirrrl ate it and said...
Awesome recipe..great for this hot weather we're having!
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cypress 15 years ago
Cold couscous salads of any sort are SO good. I really like spooning it into the cold tomatoes when it is still warm from the stove. If you like it cold, adding a few fesh slices of cucumber sets off the dill and the tzatzaki like crazy!
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trigger ate it and said...
Printed and saved this Goat cheese and mushroom couscous recipe I had a few sun dried tomatoes on hand to add to mine. Yum You have my 5 fork rating
Michael
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krumkake 15 years ago
Love the sounds of this - have just recently discovered the joy of couscous...this would make such a perfect cold summer lunch, and the idea of tzatziki on top is perfect for me - thanks, cypress!
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Printed and saved this Goat cheese and mushroom couscous recipe I had a few sun dried tomatoes on hand to add to mine. Yum You have my 5 fork rating
Michael

trigger in loved it
Awesome recipe..great for this hot weather we're having!

greekgirrrl in Long Island loved it
I LOVE this idea...I'm doing it!!!

dynie in Marietta loved it

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