Rice and Couscous Pilaf

Here's a tasty side dish that is kind of a take on rice pilaf. I used my rice cooker to make rice as usual, but added a quarter cup Israeli couscous. Once cooked I mixed in some sauteed yellow onion, garlic and finished with green onion and cherry tomato's. This is so good you could just eat this as the main course.

Ingredients:

Israeli Couscous

2 1/4 cups water

1 cup rice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 Israeli couscous

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 medium diced yellow onion

2 minced garlic cloves

1 bunch sliced green onions

1 cup sliced cherry tomato's

Chopped Italian parsley for garnish

Preparation:

Add 2-1/4 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup rice and 1/4 cup couscous to a medium sauce pan or rice cooker. If using a rice cooker, press start and the rice and couscous pilaf will be done in about 20 minutes. If using an saute pan, bring to a boil, cover and reduce to simmer and cook until the water has been absorbed. Once the water has been absorbed, turn off the heat and let set 5 minutes.

Heat a 12" saute pan to medium. Add the olive oil and yellow onion and cook 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook just 1 minute. Add the rice and couscous pilaf to the saute pan and well. Add the cherry tomato's and green onions and mix well. Check for proper seasoning and you're done.

To serve, place the couscous and rice pilaf on a serving plate and garnish with sliced green onions and chopped Italian parsley.