{"id":10637,"date":"2023-04-03T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=10637"},"modified":"2023-04-05T11:41:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:41:10","slug":"couscous-with-carrots-and-celery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=10637","title":{"rendered":"Couscous with Carrots and Celery"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-1011849124.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-opt-id=695651133  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7299 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-1011849124.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Organic couscous, uncooked\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/rt:fill\/g:ce\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-1011849124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/rt:fill\/g:ce\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-1011849124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:450\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/rt:fill\/g:ce\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-1011849124.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>You&#8217;ll Need<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>3\/4 cup uncooked couscous<\/li>\r\n<li>2 finely chopped carrots<\/li>\r\n<li>\u00bc cup finely chopped onion<\/li>\r\n<li>2 finely chopped celery stalks<\/li>\r\n<li>1 tablespoon butter or olive oil<\/li>\r\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon salt<\/li>\r\n<li>Fresh ground pepper to taste<\/li>\r\n<li>Finely chopped parsley to garnish (optional)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Prepare couscous: boil 1 cup water, add couscous and salt to boiling water and turn off heat; cover pot and water will absorb. After water is absorbed mix in \u00bd tablespoon butter.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>While couscous is preparing, chop all vegetables and saut\u00e9 in other \u00bd tablespoon of butter for approximately 10 minutes (or until softened).<\/li>\r\n<li>Next mix couscous and vegetables together.<\/li>\r\n<li>Adjust salt and pepper.<\/li>\r\n<li>An option is to top with finely chopped parsley.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Play with Your Food<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Add in a \u00bd teaspoon of cumin<\/li>\r\n<li>Add in a pinch of sage and rosemary<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0You&#8217;ll Need 3\/4 cup uncooked couscous 2 finely chopped carrots \u00bc cup finely chopped onion 2 finely chopped celery stalks 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil \u00bc teaspoon salt Fresh &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[494],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-1011849124.jpg?fit=724%2C483&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-2Lz","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=27","url_meta":{"origin":10637,"position":0},"title":"Couscous with Eggplant","author":"Will Clower","date":"July 5, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"\u00a0 \u00a0 Veggies and whole grains are great for cholesterol control. 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