Day 10 Side Dish Wednesday

Day 10 can you believe it, I can't.  So Wednesday's will be known from now on as side dish Wednesday's.  I am thinking we are up for a side dish thinking middle of the week simple straight forward direct and to the point.  


For this first side dish I chose something extremely simple and think I have turned it into a tropical melody, tossed in a citrus dressing.   As with most of the recipes I post if you prefer, you can devise your own combination using other fruits even dried fruit such as papayas, mangoes and shredded coconut.


Who other from our H50 characters could create such a concoction, none other than Dr. Max Bergman.  It has all the ear marks, multiple ingredients, complex flavors, yet simple to put together and straight forward.  

Mad Max’s Tropical Couscous

2-1/4  cups orange juice  1 tsp ground cumin 10 ozs couscous 2 tbsps olive oil 2 tbsps soy sauce (low sodium) 2 tbsps fresh lime juice 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

2 tbsps fresh basil (chopped) 2 tbsps chopped fresh chives 1 tsp fresh ginger (grated) 1 mango (peeled pitted and chopped) 1 orange (peeled and chopped) 1/4 cup toasted  macadamia nuts (toasted)

1. Add orange juice and cumin to a saucepan; bring to a boil
2. Add in couscous; cover
3. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes
4. While couscous is standing, in a small bowl mix together the oil, soy sauce, and lime juice, then pour into couscous
5. Add cilantro, basil, chives, ginger, mango, and orange; toss to combine, place in serving bowl.
6. Sprinkle with nuts