Couscous Caprese
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Couscous Caprese

1. Boiling water - 1 cup
2. Couscous - 1 cup
3. Tomatoes - 4
4. Fresh basil - 16 leaves
5. Fresh mozzarella cheese, diced - 8 ounces
6. Balsamic vinegar, or to taste - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Couscous Caprese

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish.

2. Stage

Pour boiling water over couscous in a bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let couscous soak until the water is completely absorbed, about 5 minutes.

3. Stage

Slice the tops from tomatoes and take a very small slice of the bottoms so they will be stable upright. Use a spoon to remove and discard the tomato innards. Put tomatoes in the prepared baking dish.

4. Stage

Bake tomatoes in the preheated oven until lightly charred at the edges, about 20 minutes.

5. Stage

Line the inner walls of each tomato with 4 basil leaves.

6. Stage

Toss mozzarella cheese with the couscous; stuff into tomatoes. Drizzle balsamic vinegar over the top of the stuffed tomatoes.