Couscous is fabulous because it’s kind of fancy (I mean, it’s called couscous) and it’s just so dang easy to make.  My favorite type is Near East’s Toasted Pine Nut which is in any grocery store in the rice aisle.

The toasted pine nuts already give it great flavor, but then you can add delicious “accessories” to make it your own.  Sometimes I saute garlic, mushrooms and toss in some dried apricots.  This week, I bought a pomegranate, added those little red seeds of delish with some fresh mint.  It was awesome!  The hardest part was getting the pomegranate seeds out.  Here’s a video to show you how– I love how this dude makes reference to “you scalp it, you know, like a human being.”  Um, creepy…but his technique is pretty awesome.

That’s the hardest part, y’all.  Perfect side dish– the mint adds so much fresh flavor and the pomegranate is not only delicious, the color is GORG.

I served it with my Wasabi Cream Salmon and Green Beans with Mushrooms.

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