Roasted Garlic & Herb Whole Wheat Couscous

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Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
9 mins

This tasty Whole Wheat Couscous Recipe is mixed with fresh basil and sweet roasted garlic! It’s a delicious side dish that comes together in less than 10 minutes.

Roasted Garlic & Herb Whole Wheat Couscous

So, just in case you were wondering, making couscous with a 2 year old is not a good idea.

Normally when I’m cooking little man likes to be in the kitchen with me and serve as the sou chef. I have absolutely no problem with that, he pours things great and makes a mean scrambled eggs.

On this particular occasion, i.e. making couscous, it was a little messier than expected. I mean, all he really had to do was pour the stuff into the pot and stir. He was pouring the couscous in like a champ and then suddenly decided that, “hmmm… I think that looks like enough for the pot” and then continued to pour the rest of the 1/4 cup of couscous on the counter.

Let’s just say clean up was not fun. Do you know how small that stuff is? Very very small, it fits in the smallest of places which was not fun for cleanup. Ugh! Lesson learned!

Even though the cleanup was not fun, eating this Roasted Garlic & Herb Couscous dish was! This dish is literally done in less than 10 minutes. Couscous is very easy to make and with the additions of fresh basil and roasted garlic, it makes this dish very simple. It’s perfect to serve along side chicken, fish, or grilled vegetables.

How to Make This Easy Vegan Side Dish

To get started, bring 1 1/4 cups of water to a boil. Once boiling add 1 cup of dry whole wheat couscous, stir to combine.

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Cover and immediately remove from heat. Let sit for 5-7 minutes.

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In the meantime, minced 3 cloves of roasted garlic. {If you need to know how to roast garlic then check out this post, its super easy}

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Also, roughly chopped 2 tablespoons of fresh basil. Once couscous is finished, fluff with a fork.

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Next add in the minced roasted garlic, fresh basil, 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Stir everything together and serve.

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Roasted Garlic & Herb Whole Wheat Couscous

  • Author: Krista
  • prep_time Prep Time: 2 minutes
  • cook_time Cook Time: 7 minutes
  • total_time Total Time: 9 minutes
  • yield Yield: 9 servings 1x
  • category Category: Side Dish
  • method Method: Stove
  • cuisine Cuisine: North African
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

This tasty Whole Wheat Couscous Recipe is mixed with fresh basil and sweet roasted garlic! It’s a delicious side dish that comes together in less than 10 minutes.

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup of water
  • 1 cup of dry whole wheat couscous
  • 3 roasted garlic cloves, minced {instructions for roasting}
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh basil, roughly chopped
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Bring water to a boil.
  2. Once boiling add whole wheat couscous, stir to combine.
  3. Cover and immediately remove from heat.
  4. Let couscous sit for 5-7 minutes.
  5. Fluff couscous with a fork.
  6. Next add in the minced roasted garlic, fresh basil, olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
  7. Stir everything together and serve.

Keywords: couscous recipe, how to make couscous, couscous salad recipe, healthy side dish, easy side dish, side dish recipe, best side dish, healthy side, vegan side dish, vegetarian side dish

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32 Responses
  1. Alaysia

    Hi,
    Quick question: would I be able to add sautéed garlic if I didn’t want to roast a whole bulb of garlic? I’m also thinking of adding lemon zest and hive to the recipe. I think that would brighten it up bit more too.

    1. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
      Krista

      You could but it will probably be a little bitter and strong. Roasting the garlic makes it sweeter. But definitely give it a try and let us know how it turns out Alaysia!

  2. Carrie This Home

    This looks so delicious! It doesn’t help that I’m really hungry as I’m typing this 🙂 Pinning this now and hoping to try it out soon.

    1. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
      Krista

      haha.. I do the same thing. I always look at food or recipes when I’m hungry. Not at good thing when I’m looking at burgers or desserts. 🙂 Thanks for the pin girl, have a great rest of the week!

  3. Zainab @ Blahnik Baker

    Hahhah, I know what you mean. I once spilled a cup of cous cous because someone (I mean the husband) scared the pants out of me while pouring into the pot and it went everywhere. I was not happy. We eat cous cous a lot at home and I love it. Love this roasted garlic and herb version 🙂

    1. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
      Krista

      haha.. then yes you totally understand. Cleanup = no bueno = not fun! Can’t wait to hear what you and the hub think of the roasted garlic version. 🙂

  4. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness

    Oh man, I eat couscous like it’s going out of style! I am drooling over the roasted garlic and basil addition…that just changed my couscous world! pinned!

    1. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
      Krista

      Well first off, whip the drool of the keyboard and then go print out this recipe to make. It will rock your world… well couscous world that is. 🙂 Thanks for the pin Taylor!

  5. Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods

    Krista, I love couscous and how quickly you can prepare it! These are some great flavors! Roasted garlic is always delicious!

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