{"id":12108,"date":"2013-01-24T17:05:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T22:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=12108"},"modified":"2013-03-07T15:43:29","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T20:43:29","slug":"pesto-couscous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/pesto-couscous\/","title":{"rendered":"Pesto Couscous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12109\" alt=\"pesto-couscous\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pesto-couscous.jpg\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pesto-couscous.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pesto-couscous-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two of my staple foods: pesto and couscous&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Pesto has been one of my most favorite ingredients and I dare to add it to most of the dishes I make. Pesto never fails to enhance the flavor and the taste of any dish, such a\u00a0phenomenal sauce made with aromatic and healthy ingredients like basil, pine nuts and parmesan cheese. Pesto is always seen in my refrigerator and I want my pizza base spread with pesto, my pastas combined with pesto, veggies roasted with pesto, chicken rubbed with pesto, the list is endless&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The other day, I combined couscous with pesto. Just a few tablespoons of pesto and the blant couscous was instantly transformed into a delicious dish. I didn&#8217;t even add any meat to this dish, pesto made all the difference.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12110\" alt=\"Pesto couscous\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Pesto-couscous.jpg\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Pesto-couscous.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Pesto-couscous-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Pesto-couscous-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pesto-couscous.jpg\" \/> <span class=\"item ERName\">Pesto Couscous<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Main<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Mediterranean<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT10M\">10 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT10M\">10 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT20M\">20 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">3<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Olive oil- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Spinach, chopped- 1 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Red pepper, diced- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cherry tomatoes- 8, chopped<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Pesto- 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Couscous, cooked- 2 cups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a non-stick pan over medium heat, add olive oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add spinach and red pepper, stir fry for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add cherry tomatoes and stir fry till it&#8217;s slightly mashed up.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add pesto and saute till aromatic for a couple of minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the cooked couscous, combine well and saute for a minute.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve warm as a side dish or as a main dish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ERNotesHeader\">Notes<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNotes\">You could even add chicken to this dish.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.1336<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step by step pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12108 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/pesto-couscous\/making-pesto-couscous-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/making-pesto-couscous1-475x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12112\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12112'>\n\t\t\t\tStir frying veggies \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/pesto-couscous\/making-pesto-couscous\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/making-pesto-couscous-475x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12111\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12111'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter adding couscous\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of my staple foods: pesto and couscous&#8230; Pesto has been one of my most favorite ingredients and I dare to add it to most of the dishes I make. Pesto never fails to enhance the flavor and the taste of any dish, such a\u00a0phenomenal sauce made with aromatic and healthy ingredients like basil, pine &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[344,371,421,710,91,419,420,652,85,80,18],"tags":[106,653],"class_list":["post-12108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basil-by-ingredient","category-couscous-by-ingredient","category-fusion","category-healthy-recipes","category-main-dish-for-lunch-or-dinner","category-mediterranean-by-cuisine","category-middle-eastern","category-pesto","category-quick-fix-meals","category-sides","category-vegetarian","tag-couscous","tag-pesto-2","course-main","cuisine-mediterranean-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}