Name: Curried Couscous with Asparagus and Bleu Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Water, divided - 2 ¾ cups; Uncooked couscous - 2 cups; Raisins - ½ cup; Olive oil - 1 ½ tablespoons; Fresh asparagus tips and pieces - 1 ½ cups; Thinly sliced green onions - ½ cup; Shredded carrots - ⅓ cup; White wine vinegar - 2 tablespoons; White sugar - 1 tablespoon; Curry powder - 1 ½ teaspoons; Minced fresh ginger root - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ¾ teaspoon; Crumbled blue cheese - 3 ounces; Sunflower kernels - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Curried Couscous with Asparagus and Bleu Cheese

1. Water, divided 2 ¾ cups

2. Uncooked couscous 2 cups

3. Raisins ½ cup

4. Olive oil 1 ½ tablespoons

5. Fresh asparagus tips and pieces 1 ½ cups

6. Thinly sliced green onions ½ cup

7. Shredded carrots ⅓ cup

8. White wine vinegar 2 tablespoons

9. White sugar 1 tablespoon

10. Curry powder 1 ½ teaspoons

11. Minced fresh ginger root 1 teaspoon

12. Salt ¾ teaspoon

13. Crumbled blue cheese 3 ounces

14. Sunflower kernels ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Curried Couscous with Asparagus and Bleu Cheese

1 . Stage

Bring 1 3/4 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Slowly pour couscous and raisins into the boiling water while stirring. Place a cover on the saucepan, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the couscous absorbs most of the water, 8 to 10 minutes.

2 . Stage

Remove saucepan from heat and set aside until couscous absorbs remaining water, about 5 minutes more. Fluff couscous with a fork.

3 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute asparagus, green onions, and carrots in hot oil until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes.

4 . Stage

Mix vinegar, sugar, curry powder, ginger, and salt together in a large bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved into the vinegar; add the couscous mixture, asparagus mixture, blue cheese, and sunflower kernels. Gently fold the mixture until the kernels are evenly distributed through the mixture.