Couscous Stuffed Tomatoes
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Serves: 4 People
 
A vegetarian delight, a no fail recipe. Stuffed tomatoes are something you can always find the ingredients for. Delicious.
Ingredients
For the Stuffed Tomatoes:
  • 4 medium size tomatoes (not too soft - preferably firm)
  • ⅓ cup Couscous
  • ⅓ cup Warm Water
  • ½ Zucchini – Grated
  • ¼ Bell Pepper – Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Chopped Parsley
  • 2 tsp Tomato Paste
  • 1 Garlic Clove – Chopped
  • ½ tsp Ground Cumin
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
For the Sauce:
  • 2 cups Hot Water
  • 4 tbsp Tomato Paste
  • 3 Garlic Cloves – Diced
Instructions
  1. Cut the top off each tomato and using a teaspoon carve the inside, leaving a hollow tomato (leave about 1cm thick tomato walls)
  2. In a bowl, place couscous and ⅓ cup water, mix and let stand for 5 minutes
  3. Once couscous is ready, add zucchini, pepper, parsley, tomato paste, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper and mix until combined.
  4. Stuff each tomato with the couscous mix (the filling). Each tomato should be about ¾ full with stuffing.
  5. Place the stuffed tomatoes in a cooking pot (make sure it is not too big and that you can fit 4 tomatoes in)
  6. In a separate bowl, mix sauce ingredients and using a ladle pour sauce between the tomatoes. You can also pour a little bit on top of the tomatoes but only about ¼ ladle max on each tomato.
  7. Cover pot with lid and cook everything over medium-low heat for about 25-30 minutes.
Notes
**Serve with yogurt or your favorite topping**
Recipe by Maya`s Kitchen at https://www.mayaskitchen.info/2013/04/24/couscous-stuffed-tomatoes/