Cous Cous Creation

Cous cous was one of the first dishes I learned how to cook on my own. My mom gave me her recipe, that I will not reveal on my blog, and I have come up with my own variations. The great thing about cous cous is that it is so easy to make, it only takes about five minutes, and is versatile. If I am not making a hummus sandwich for my friends, they request my cous cous. The version I made today was my beet and red onion cous cous. I am willing to share this recipe, but you must make it and leave a comment!

First, boil the water for the cous cous. While the water is starting to boil slice the beets (I used canned) and slice the red onion. Eyeball the amounts when you stir them in. When the water is boiling pour in the cous cous, take it off the heat, and cover it for five minutes. After five minutes, the fun begins. First, add about 1/4-1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil. Then add salt and pepper to taste. Then start adding ingredients. I put the beets in, they turn the cous cous a lovely pink color and give it a little sweet flavor. Then add the red onions. Stir it a lot. Then add the secret ingredient. My secret ingredient is...HUMMUS. It gives the cous cous a different texture and flavor. Most of the time I use spicy hummus, but today I used garlic hummus. Then add more salt and pepper and hot sauce (if you like it spicy). I always try to have a box or two of cous cous in the cupboard. Its great to make when you find out last minute that a friend is coming over for a drink, or even for a party. This beet cous cous I created for valentines day; but, clearly it is great year round! I am sure I will blog about other cous cous creations, but just to give you a little preview other ingredients I put in different variations of my cous cous are: lemon, shrimp, eggplant, peppers, olives, and more.