Couscous is translated from Arabic as "food" and it was mainly food of the poor. Make it, like semolina from hard wheat. Until the sixties of the twentieth century couscous was made by hand, rolling from semolina small balls, 1-1.5 mm in size. After 1963, the production of this cereal is carried out in industrial enterprises.
Couscous is prepared very quickly and simply. It is enough to pour a serving of cereal with boiling water for 10 minutes or to hold the same time for a couple. Softened croup well absorbs juices and flavors of products, which are combined during the preparation of dishes from couscous .
Couscous is often used in diet for weight loss, since after switching it into the diet, the blood glucose level of a person rises much more slowly than when eating other foods.
Regular use of couscous for food helps to relieve symptoms of depression, improves sleep, reduces body fatigue. Let's look at a couple of salad recipes with couscous.
Fish salad with couscous
Ingredients:
- couscous - 1 glass;
- smoked eel - 100 g;
- preserved in fish oil - 1 pot;
- bulb - 1 pc.
- hard-boiled eggs - 4 pcs .;
- mayonnaise - 250 g;
- salt.
Preparation
Fill couscous with boiling water, adding a little vegetable oil and salt. Leave for 5-10 minutes to stand.
Cut into small pieces of onions and eggs. Eel meat and canned fish mash with a fork. All the ingredients of the salad are mixed with mayonnaise. Solim to your taste.
Couscous salad with tomatoes
Ingredients:
- cooked couscous - 1 glass;
- large sweet tomatoes - 2 pcs .;
- mint and parsley - 1 beam;
- olive oil - 4 tablespoons;
- lemon juice - one and a half tablespoons;
- ground black pepper and salt to taste.
Preparation
Grind the greens. Tomatoes for a couple of seconds put in boiling water, so it was easier to take off their peel, cut into slices. Mix couscous with mint, parsley and tomatoes. Sprinkle with a mixture of vegetable oil, lemon juice, pepper and salt.