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Posted Apr 22 2010 9:45am
Today’s recipes are a guest post from Felicia R. Mcclinton who writes for the blog, Mediterraneanrecipes.org She uses the blog to help people learn how to make Mediterranean recipes to eat healthy to prevent diseases.
This recipe is good for 4 servings and can be prepared in 40 minutes. It is an Arab recipe and popular in North Africa. Couscous is composed of bran and grains and you can cook it by steaming.
Preparation
Thoroughly wash the vegetables and cut into small pieces. Place them in a large bowl then add the corn and grated carrot. Put salt and oil to season.
Boil one quart of salted water mixed with one tablespoon of oil. Pour the couscous into the boiling mixture and stir continuously until the water has been absorbed. Let the couscous to cool a bit by stirring. Mix the couscous in the vegetables and stir thoroughly. Season the preparation with lemon juice. Nutritional Value
Food
Gr
Kcal
Fat
Carb
Pro
Fib
Water
Cooked couscous
300
336
0.48
69.66
11.37
4.2
217.71
Ripe tomatoes
150
27
0.3
5.88
1.32
1.8
141.75
Canned sweet corn
150
183
1.5
3
3
0
105
Carrots
100
41
0.24
9.58
0.93
2.8
88.29
Green olives
100
145
15.32
3.84
1.03
3.3
75.28
Green peppers
100
20
0.17
4.64
0.86
1.7
93.89
Olive oil
50
442
50
0
0
0
0
Total
950
1194
68.01
96.6
18.51
13.8
721.92
A head (4)
237.5
298.5
17
24.15
4.63
3.45
180.48
Per 100 grams
100
125.68
7.16
10.17
1.95
1.45
75.99
Greek Crostini
Ingredients
Bread — 1000 grams
Greek Kalamata Olives — 200 grams
Greek Feta Cheese — 100 grams
Olive Oil — 8 tablespoons
Garlic — 1 clove
Salt
Pepper
Crostini Greek is a sumptuous meal good for 8 people. You can prepare this recipe in 35 minutes. This recipe was derived from the Greek feta croutons and black olives. It has an unbelievable taste and flavor and very easy to prepare too.
Preparation
Cut the bread into 1.5-inch thick slices. Toast the bread in the oven or toaster. After toasting, rub garlic into each piece.
Prepare the feta cheese by slicing it into cubes about 1 cm each. Get some olives and cut them into quarters or halves. Mix the feta cheese and olives into a bowl and add olive oil. Sprinkle this mixture while the bread is still hot and serve. Nutritional Value
Today’s recipes are a guest post from Felicia R. Mcclinton who writes for the blog, Mediterraneanrecipes.org She uses the blog to help people learn how to make Mediterranean recipes to eat healthy to prevent diseases.
Couscous and Vegetables
Ingredients
Couscous — 300 grams
Ripe tomatoes — 4 pcs.
Canned corn — 150 grams
Carrots — 2 pcs.
Green olives — 100 grams
Green pepper — 1 pc.
Olive oil — 5 tablespoons
This recipe is good for 4 servings and can be prepared in 40 minutes. It is an Arab recipe and popular in North Africa. Couscous is composed of bran and grains and you can cook it by steaming.
Preparation
Thoroughly wash the vegetables and cut into small pieces. Place them in a large bowl then add the corn and grated carrot. Put salt and oil to season.
Boil one quart of salted water mixed with one tablespoon of oil. Pour the couscous into the boiling mixture and stir continuously until the water has been absorbed. Let the couscous to cool a bit by stirring. Mix the couscous in the vegetables and stir thoroughly. Season the preparation with lemon juice.
Nutritional Value
Food
Gr
Kcal
Fat
Carb
Pro
Fib
Water
Cooked couscous
300
336
0.48
69.66
11.37
4.2
217.71
Ripe tomatoes
150
27
0.3
5.88
1.32
1.8
141.75
Canned sweet corn
150
183
1.5
3
3
0
105
Carrots
100
41
0.24
9.58
0.93
2.8
88.29
Green olives
100
145
15.32
3.84
1.03
3.3
75.28
Green peppers
100
20
0.17
4.64
0.86
1.7
93.89
Olive oil
50
442
50
0
0
0
0
Total
950
1194
68.01
96.6
18.51
13.8
721.92
A head (4)
237.5
298.5
17
24.15
4.63
3.45
180.48
Per 100 grams
100
125.68
7.16
10.17
1.95
1.45
75.99
Greek Crostini
Ingredients
Crostini Greek is a sumptuous meal good for 8 people. You can prepare this recipe in 35 minutes. This recipe was derived from the Greek feta croutons and black olives. It has an unbelievable taste and flavor and very easy to prepare too.
Preparation
Cut the bread into 1.5-inch thick slices. Toast the bread in the oven or toaster. After toasting, rub garlic into each piece.
Prepare the feta cheese by slicing it into cubes about 1 cm each. Get some olives and cut them into quarters or halves. Mix the feta cheese and olives into a bowl and add olive oil. Sprinkle this mixture while the bread is still hot and serve.
Nutritional Value
Food
Gr
Kcal
Fat
Carb
Pro
Fib
Water
White bread 00
1000
2900
0
680
80
30
290
Black olives
200
470
33
18.4
23.6
0
116.4
Greek cheese, feta
100
264
21.28
4.09
14.21
0
55.22
Olive oil
20
176.8
20
0
0
0
0
Garlic
2
2.98
0.01
0.66
0.13
0.04
1.17
Salt
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pepper
2
5.1
0.07
1.3
0.22
0.53
0.21
Total
1326
3818.88
74.36
704.45
118.16
30.57
463
A head (8)
165.75
477.36
9.3
88.06
14.77
3.82
57.88
Per 100 grams
100
288
5.61
53.13
8.91
2.31
34.92