Couscous With Herbs And Lemon - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 medium onion, finely chopped
    2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    3 garlic cloves, minced
    3/4 cup water
    1 1/4 cups vegetable broth (10 fl oz) or 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
    1 (10 ounce) box couscous (1 1/2 cups)
    1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
    1/2 cup finely chopped fresh basil
    1/4 cup finely chopped of fresh mint
    1 -3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (or to taste)
    salt and pepper
Preparation
    Cook onion in 1 tablespoon oil in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes.
    Add garlic and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
    Add water and broth and bring to a boil.
    Stir in couscous, then cover and remove from heat. Let couscous stand, covered, 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and stir in herbs, lemon juice, remaining tablespoon oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!
    For vegetarian do not use Chicken Broth.

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