Golden Couscous - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 large yellow bell pepper, diced
    1 medium sweet onion, finely chopped
    3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
    2 1/4 cups fresh corn, cut whole kernel
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon pepper
    1 1/2 cups chicken broth
    1 cup couscous, uncooked
    2 teaspoons ground turmeric
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
Preparation
    Saute the yellow bell pepper and onion in 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet until the vegetables are tender. Add the corn, and saute 4 minutes. Stir in the salt and pepper; remove from the heat, and set the yellow bell pepper mixture aside.
    Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the remaining 2 tbsp olive oil, couscous, turmeric, and cumin. Remove from the heat, and cover. Let stand for 5 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
    Gently stir in the reserved yellow bell pepper mixture.
    Serve hot as a side, or at room temperature as a salad.

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