Grilled Shrimp with Couscous Salad

Yummy!

donut1130 - August 6, 2007 10:29:57 AM PST

I used pre-cooked frozen shrimp and sauteed them in a pan on the stovetop with the garlic tarragon oil. For the salad, I used quinoa instead of couscous. I loved this meal so much. I ate it every day for about a week because it was so quick and easy to prepare and delicious too!

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Delish!

Charla T - June 26, 2007 01:07:45 PM PST

Wonderful recipe. Easy to prepare. I wasn't able to find watercress at my supermarket but I LOVE kale, so I used the tender tops of kale. I also used minced garlic and left the garlic in the oil that later got added to the couscous salad. I could eat this every day of the week!

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Pretty Good

Jen - August 23, 2007 03:17:30 PM PST

I also could not find watercress in my local store, so I substituted spinach. Since we don't have access to fresh garden tomatoes, I used halved grape tomatoes since they tend to be sweeter than your typical flavorless grocery store tomatoes! I also sauted the shrimp in the oil, since we don't have a grill or broiling pan (maybe I should buy one!)

I must have measured something incorrectly because the couscous turned out very slimy and soupy, it was kind of like soggy Cream of Wheat! However, the flavors were still good even though the texture didn't turn out right. The only thing I was disappointed about was that the garlic and tarragon flavors were hardly noticeable, so the dish was rather bland (or rather, the vegetables became the main flavor of the dish). For a more flavorful dish, you might want to try incorporating fresh tarragon if possible, or adding minced garlic to the couscous, or something like that. My husband loved it (despite the slimy couscous), I thought it was fairly good but would have preferred more flavorful spices.

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Very unique taste!

mclaren80 - August 22, 2007 04:21:31 PM PST

Just made this for dinner and really liked it! The colors are beautiful as well as the taste. I also used kale and couscous with flavoring. I sautéed the shrimp with the oil mixture instead of grilling/broiling. It was great!

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Delicious!!

twaregal - August 14, 2007 12:57:44 PM PST

We used Tiger prawns - about 20 - and spinach since we couldn't find the watercress at our local grocer. The spinach worked very well and wilted slightly (which was lovely) when we added the couscous. We also added a bit more lemon and cooked the garlic/oil mixture at a lower heat for longer so that we could mash the garlic and use it in the couscous mixture. AMAZING. This is now one of our all time favorite recipes!

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I CAN

chosen2draw - August 6, 2007 07:16:20 PM PST

OMG this looks sooo good. I haven't tried it yet but I so will. CAN't WAIT!!

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