And for lunch...

[rosiespark]

...I made Couscous Niçoise (recipe serves 2)

185 g tinned tuna, flaked
150 g cherry tomatoes, halved
100 green beans, halved
20 g black olives, chopped
2 tbs finely chopped parsley
finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp olive oil
fresh basil leaves (optional)
125g of couscous salad mix (I use one with sundried tomatoes and Mediterranean herbs)

Prepare the couscous as directed on the packet and leave to absorb the water. Cook the green beans in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, so they still retain their bite. Refresh them in cold water. Add to the prepared couscous salad mix, together with the flaked tuna, cherry tomatoes, black olives, parsley and lemon rind and juice. Season to taste. Add the olive oil and stir gently. Garnish with the basil leaves, if using.

I made enough for two, which means I get to have a proper meal tomorrow too, without any extra effort - whee! I have to confess to there being days when I just can't face preparing anything more complicated than a sandwich or a bowl of cereal.

ETA: Why on earth do I have a mustachioed lemon in a rakish red beret as my mood icon? Okay, the lemon bit is my fault, but the rest? Unless it's reflection on the reputation of the French as great lovers and great cooks, which fits in this case (LOL), but what if you're feeling accomplished about, say, having finally scrubbed the toilet bowl after months of neglect?

Comments

[semyaza.livejournal.com]

Isn't he just the cutest thing? I keep staring at him. He'd be a good company logo for a small cleaning firm. Why do our conversations tend to circle round to lemons every now and then?

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

He's yours if you want him - consider him a 1000-comment present.

Did you notice I gave him little eyebrows and a twirlier moustache? And a longer mouth. And re-dyed his beret, which had unaccountably faded to hot pink. *snort* ::shakes head:: It's not even as if I can't think of other more profitable things to do...

[semyaza.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd love him. The eyebrows give him even more attitude. Well, I haven't had the 1000th comment yet. Feeble lot, you are, not taking me up on the offer of a free drabble.

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

As to lemons, didn't it all start with dargie posting about preserved lemons, which reminded me that I'd been meaning to try the recipe myself? One of the high spots was definitely your icon of Vitalstatistix in a shower of lemons. And once I discovered that a set of mood icons featuring lemons existing, how could I resist using them?