Tunisian Couscous Salad With Grilled Sausages

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/3 cups couscous
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1 cup water
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large frying pan with a lid, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderately low heat. add the garlic, couscous, cumin, cayenne, and ½ teaspoon of the salt to the pan.
• 2 cook, stirring occasionally, until the couscous starts to brown, about 3 minutes.
• 3 stir in tomato juice and water. bring to a simmer.
• 4 cover, remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
• 5 transfer the couscous to a platter or large glass bowl to cool.
• 6 meanwhile, heat the broiler. coat the sausages with ½ tablespoon of the oil.
• 7 broil the sausages, turning occasionally, until completely cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• 8 remove from the heat. when the sausages are cool enough to handle, cut them into thin slices.
• 9 toss the cooled couscous with the lemon juice and the remaining oil, salt and tomato. top with the sausages and cilantro.