{"id":27,"date":"2019-07-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/couscous-with-eggplant.html"},"modified":"2020-05-01T16:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T20:08:00","slug":"couscous-with-eggplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=27","title":{"rendered":"Couscous with Eggplant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-opt-id=444864022  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7299 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:200\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-1011849124-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-1011849124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:724\/h:483\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/iStock-1011849124.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Veggies and whole grains are great for cholesterol control. For extra fiber use whole wheat couscous. This is a great and quick dish to make for a potluck! <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>You&#8217;ll Need<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons onions, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon turmeric<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon coriander<\/li>\n<li>1 cup eggplant, diced<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon freshly ground pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 cup couscous, precooked<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat the oil in a saucepan, add\u00a0onions, turmeric, coriander, eggplant, salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until wilted, but do not brown.<\/li>\n<li>Add the water, bring to a boil, add the couscous and blend well.<\/li>\n<li>Cover tightly, remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the butter and lemon juice, stir and blend with a fork to separate the grains.<\/li>\n<li>Keep warm.<\/li>\n<li>Adjust salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>For more information:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/\">Click here to visit Will Clower&#8217;s website.<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Veggies and whole grains are great for cholesterol control. For extra fiber use whole wheat couscous. This is a great and quick dish to make for a potluck! &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_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":[380],"tags":[22,23,11],"class_list":["post-27","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-cousous","tag-eggplant","tag-vegetarian","post_format-post-format-image"],"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-r","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10637,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=10637","url_meta":{"origin":27,"position":0},"title":"Couscous with Carrots and Celery","author":"Rita Madden","date":"April 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0You'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 ground pepper to taste Finely chopped parsley to garnish (optional) Directions Prepare couscous: boil 1 cup water, add couscous and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","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?fit=724%2C483&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"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&resize=350%2C200 1x, 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&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, 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&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":184,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=184","url_meta":{"origin":27,"position":1},"title":"Spicy Eggplant Salad","author":"Will Clower","date":"March 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A wonderful way to prepare eggplant is as a side dish or a starter to a meal. 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