couscous caprese

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup couscous
• 4 tomatoes
• 16 leaves fresh basil
• 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, diced
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease a baking dish.
• pour boiling water over couscous in a bowl. cover bowl with plastic wrap. let couscous soak until the water is completely absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• slice the tops from tomatoes and take a very small slice of the bottoms so they will be stable upright. use a spoon to remove and discard the tomato innards. put tomatoes in the prepared baking dish.
• bake tomatoes in the preheated oven until lightly charred at the edges, about 20 minutes.
• line the inner walls of each tomato with 4 basil leaves.
• toss mozzarella cheese with the couscous; stuff into tomatoes. drizzle balsamic vinegar over the top of the stuffed tomatoes.