Warm Couscous And Broccoli Salad

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

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup of uncooked couscous
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cups broccoli (floweretts and stems)
• 2 cups of matchsticked carrots
• 5 chopped green onions
• fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
• kosher salt
• 10 -12 quartered cherry tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 place bacon on a broiler pan and cook in a preheated 350 degree oven until crispy.
• 2 watch it closely as toward the end it will cook very quickly.
• 3 (this keeps the bacon from shriveling and the drippings drain into the pan.) save the drippings!
• 4 cut broccoli flowerttes from head, peel and dice up stems (and if you have been throwing away the stems all this time, shame on you! they are the best part!).
• 5 blanch broccoli and matchsticked carrots in boiling water for just a few minutes (you will see the color change) cool under cold water to stop the cooking.
• 6 chop broccoli and stems into small bite sized pieces, (about 1/4 inch) a few pulses in a food proccessor does it about right but do not chop it to a pulp.
• 7 in a small saucepan bring the chicken stock to a boil.
• 8 if you wish you can add some olive oil to the water and some herbs to the stock to give some additional flavor.
• 9 add the couscous and remove from heat.
• 10 cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• 11 layer carrots, onions, crumbled bacon, and chopped broccoli in a bowl.
• 12 top with hot couscous.
• 13 drizzle hot bacon drippings over the couscous and toss to mix.
• 14 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 15 if you need to microwave the salad for a couple of minutes to warm it up before serving.