Lox, Vegetable, and Couscous Tower

 

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• Cooking and Prep: 20 m
• Serves: 4
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An elegant way to serve this most basic of foods.

 

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Ingredients (12)

Garnish

• bean sprouts

• 1 scallion, sliced into rings

• fresh parsley

Main ingredients

• 12 ounces (350 grams) whole grain couscous, prepared according to package directions

• 1 teaspoon + 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• 3 tablespoons Bartenura Olive Oil, divided

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  Bartenura Olive Oil

• salt, to taste

• pepper, to taste

• 2 ripe avocados, peeled and diced

• 1 red pepper, diced

• 1 red onion, diced

• 3 and 1/2 ounces (100 grams) lox, diced

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Prepare the Couscous and Relish

1. Season prepared couscous with one teaspoon lemon juice, one tablespoon olive oil, salt, and pepper, and set aside.

2. In a separate bowl, combine avocado, red pepper, and onion together with one tablespoon lemon juice, remaining two tablespoons olive oil, and salt and pepper.

Make the Towers

1. To create a tower, divide couscous, vegetables, and lox into four equal portions. Place a ring two and a half inches (six centimeters) in diameter and two and a half inches (six centimeters) tall ring on a plate. 

2. Press couscous into bottom of ring. Arrange a layer of vegetables on top, followed by lox. 

3. Release ring and garnish with scallions, parsley, and sprouts.