Name: Grilled Shrimp with Couscous Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup olive oil; ½ tsp tarragon; 1 clove garlic; 2 lb shrimp; 2 cup low sodium chicken broth; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup couscous; 2½ cup watercress; 2 Scallions; 2 tbsp lemon juice; ½ lb tomatoes; ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper; Lemon Wedges

Grilled Shrimp with Couscous Salad Recipe

How To Make Grilled Shrimp with Couscous Salad

Flavorful grilled shrimp is served atop a fresh salad made of couscous, watercress, and fresh tomatoes in this quintessential summer dish.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 8 minutes

Total: 18 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¼cupolive oil
½tsptarragon,dried
1clovegarlic
2lbshrimp,large
2cuplow sodium chicken broth,(canned or homemade stock)
1tspsalt
1cupcouscous
2½cupwatercress
2scallions,(including green tops)
2tbsplemon juice
½lbtomatoes
½tspfresh ground black pepper
lemon wedges

Instructions

Light the grill or heat the broiler.
In a small saucepan, combine the oil, tarragon and garlic.
Cook over moderately low heat for about 3 minutes until the garlic just starts to brown.
Remove from the heat, let the oil cool slightly, and then discard the garlic.
Thread the shrimp onto metal or wooden skewers and brush with 1½ tablespoons of the tarragon oil.
In a medium saucepan, bring the broth to a boil with ¾ teaspoon of the salt
Stir in the couscous
Cover, remove from the heat, and let sit for 5 minutes
In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, toss the couscous with the watercress, scallions, lemon juice, tomatoes, the remaining tarragon oil, salt and pepper
Meanwhile, grill or broil the shrimp for about 5 minutes, turning once, until just done.
Serve the shrimp skewers on top of the couscous salad with lemon wedges on the side