{"id":403,"date":"2010-11-10T10:14:27","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T15:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stlydias.org\/blog\/?p=403"},"modified":"2010-11-12T12:48:22","modified_gmt":"2010-11-12T17:48:22","slug":"couscous-with-raisens-swiss-chard-and-feta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/2010\/11\/couscous-with-raisens-swiss-chard-and-feta\/","title":{"rendered":"Couscous with Raisins, Swiss Chard and Feta"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFrom: Rachel Ray Everyday
\nServes: four<\/p>\n

Ingredients:
\n2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
\n3 cloves garlic, chopped (I’d recommend a few more cloves)
\n1 1\/4 cups israeli couscous (also called “pearl” couscous)
\nOne 14-ounce can vegetable broth
\n2\/3 cup golden raisins
\nSalt and pepper
\n1 bunch swiss chard, stems and leaves chopped separately
\nOne 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed
\n2-4 ounces crumbled feta cheese (we used Bulgarian feta made from
\nsheep’s milk, but you can use your preferred feta)
\n1\/2 lemon (optional)<\/p>\n

Directions:
\n1. In a saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add
\nhalf of the garlic and the couscous and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
\nAdd the vegetable broth; bring to a boil. Cover, lower the heat and
\nsimmer until the broth has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Stir in
\nthe raisins; season with salt. (Note: if you forget the raisins at
\nthis point, just sprinkle them on top at the end of step two and no
\none will notice.)<\/p>\n

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2. Meanwhile, in a skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil
\nover medium heat. Add the remaining garlic and the swiss chard stems
\nand cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the swiss chard
\nleaves, chickpeas and 1\/2 cup water, cover and cook, turning, until
\nthe chard is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper. (Add
\na little fresh lemon juice here if you wish. I did.) Serve on the
\ncouscous and top with the feta.<\/p>\n

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Israeli Salad<\/strong>
\nFrom: Heather
\nServes: six<\/p>\n

Ingredients:
\n1 medium English cucumber, quartered lengthwise and chopped into
\nbite-size slices
\n3 tomatoes, chopped
\n1\/2 red onion, diced
\n1\/2 bunch fresh mint, minced
\n1\/2 bunch fresh parsley, minced
\n1 lemon, juiced
\nOlive oil
\nSalt and pepper<\/p>\n

In a bowl, combine all ingredients (add dressing ingredients to taste
\n— you don’t need it too “dressed,” really, as the veggies sing on
\ntheir own). Allow to sit for a short while before serving.<\/p>\n

Prepared by Heather and Paul at St. Lydia’s on November 7<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From: Rachel Ray Everyday Serves: four Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 cloves garlic, chopped (I’d recommend a few more cloves) 1 1\/4 cups israeli couscous (also called “pearl” couscous) One 14-ounce can vegetable broth 2\/3 cup golden raisins Salt and pepper 1 bunch swiss chard, stems and leaves chopped separately One 15-ounce can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":410,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions\/410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}