Green Garlic Asparagus Couscous
Yesterday, I waxed poetic about my race weekend in Vermont with the CabotFit team.
And today, I'm sharing one of my favorite type of pre-race meals.
So, this couscous dish is the type of thing I would eat the day before a long run or race. It's also the type of dish I'm eating often these days as my weekly CSA share is pretty much predicting how I cook.
Lately, green garlic/garlic scapes have been abundant in my weekly share (more garlic scape recipes here) and we're still getting asparagus - yay!
So, my CSA share recipe formula is:
1) Roast or grill veggies
2) Cook up pasta/rice/whole grain
3) Toss with seasonings + cheese (in this instance, the Cabot Garlic & Herb Cheddar I received a few weeks ago was the perfect match.)
Green Garlic Asparagus Couscous
- Yield: 4 servings. 1x
Description
A simple yet flavorful green veggie grain meal made from green garlic, asparagus, Israeli couscous and Cabot garlic herb cheddar.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds asparagus, washed and trimmed
- 2 garlic scapes, diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces Israeli couscous or farro
- 4 ounces Cabot Garlic & Herb Cheddar, shaved
Instructions
- Place baking sheet in oven and preheat to 400 degrees.
- In a bowl, toss together asparagus, garlic scapes, oil, pepper and salt. Add to baking sheet and roast for 8 - 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and set aside.
- While asparagus is cooking, cook Israeli couscous according to package.
- When couscous is done, toss with roasted asparagus and cheese. Serve immediately.
One last THANK YOU to the Cabot staff and the 1,200 farmer families for your dedication to the land, good health and delish dairy foods!
Do you run/work out for good eats? What's in your CSA share or farmer's market shopping bag these days?
I keep hearing about garlic scapes and I'm just dying for my CSA to include them!
Oooh I hope you do - if you like garlic, you'll love 'em 🙂
Yes! It's a garlic scape kind of week! Tried them for the first time this week and fell in love. This dish looks delicious and I can only imagine what that Cabot Garlic & Herb Cheddar tastes like on top. YUM!
Once you try scape for the first time, you'll never look back and you'll anticipate their short season every year - can't wait to try your yummy salad!
This dish looks amazing! I love that Cabot cheese!
OH boy this sounds delicious! I haven't had couscous in awhile so I should probably get on that 🙂
This recipe sounds just perfect. I love how you put it all together.
This does look like a great pre-race meal! Looks delicious, too 🙂
This looks delicious! I love having different ways to have couscous! And I am a bug fan of garlic as well!
I so wish we had a CSA in this area. Not even a good farmers' market. I'd be making recipes like these all the time! Besides being really beautiful, this look incredibly delicious.
It is a good thing you have such a lovely garden 🙂
love love love this! We are getting garlic scapes this week and I've been longing for them, plus I'm doing the volunteer shift which means bringing home all the extras! Woo-hoo! This is so my type of dish, definitely would make a great lunch.
Whoot to garlic scapes in your CSA! I always trade for the extras in our pick-up location's swap box (and I can never understand why people DON'T want them - guess they don't know what do with them.) Let me know what you do with yours 🙂
OOo I want to dig right in! I love couscous and I'm always looking for new recipes with it!
I love the versatility of both Israeli couscous and the smaller whole grain kind 🙂
I couldn't possibly love this any more! I want to eat this right NOW! 🙂
We should do a local recipe swap one of these days - ha!
Mmmm that cheese sounds amazing! And I really need to find some garlic scapes! I've seen recipes all over the internet featuring them!
I'm crazy for couscous. Love the flavors here.
That Cabot cheese on top is my favorite! I <3 Cabot.
I still haven't been able to locate garlic scapes at my Farmer's Market. I love asparagus too, this recipe looks fabulous and super easy!
It took a few years until I was able to find them - now I'm on a wild goose chase looking for squash/zucchini blossoms 🙂
I do love garlic scapes - one of the farmer's market's special items I look forward to the most.
Me, too! I always trade for them when people leave them in the "swap box" at our pick up location.
I so miss my bi-weekly CSA box! I stayed at a hotel for nearly a week, and I must say I miss my kitchen so so much. Eating out everyday gets pretty old after a while. I love your formula! totally doable 😉
This looks so good! I love Asparagus. I don't think Ive every made couscous before but I want to try it sometime.
I love the flavors here! I've never had garlic scapes (seriously... I'm sad about it), but I'd love a bowl of this!