Shrimp With Minty Couscous Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup couscous
• 2 tablespoons couscous
• 1 large tomato, seeded and diced
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1/2 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt and black pepper
• 1 lb large shrimp, shelled and deveined

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, bring the broth and 1 teaspoon of the salt to a boil.
• 2 stir in the couscous.
• 3 cover and remove from the heat, and let stand for 5 minutes.
• 4 transfer to a large bowl and let cool.
• 5 add the tomato, peas, mint, 4 tablespoons of the oil, and the lemon juice, to the couscous.
• 6 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 in a large nonstick frying pan, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil over moderately high heat.
• 8 add the shrimp. cook, turning, until just done, about 3 minutes.
• 9 serve the couscous salad topped with the shrimp.