Walnut Couscous and Tuna Tower
From chefmeow 15 years agoIngredients
- 3/4 cup walnuts plus 4 large pieces for garnish shopping list
- 8 ounce package large grain couscous shopping list
- 1 small white onion chopped shopping list
- 2 cans water packed tuna drained shopping list
- 2 tablespoons pitted green olives chopped shopping list
- 2 tablespoons capers drained shopping list
- 1/3 cup chopped Italian parsley shopping list
- Zest of 1 lemon shopping list
- juice of 1/2 lemon shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 2 medium red tomatoes thickly sliced shopping list
- 2 medium yellow tomatoes thickly sliced shopping list
- 1 head curly endive shopping list
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinaigrette shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 then arrange walnuts in single layer on cookie sheet.
- Toast until lightly browned about 7 minutes then cool completely.
- Spray a medium nonstick saucepan with cooking spray.
- Add onion and sauté over medium heat until just softened.
- Add couscous and cook until lightly browned.
- Add 2-1/2 cups water then cover and reduce heat to simmer and cook 10 minutes.
- Cool slightly then add 1/2 cup walnuts, tuna, olives, capers, parsley, lemon zest and lemon juice.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Wash endive then separate leaves and toss with vinaigrette.
- Divide evenly between 4 plates then sprinkle with remaining walnuts.
- Stack slices of tomato in alternating colors in centers of plates on top of endive.
- Fill four ramekins with couscous mixture and pack tightly.
- Invert ramekin on top of tomato slices to unmold.
- Garnish with reserved walnut pieces and serve immediately.
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