Best 8 Green Tea Couscous Recipes

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Welcome to a culinary journey that will introduce you to the delectable flavors of green tea couscous, a dish that blends the earthy aroma of green tea with the nutty taste of couscous. Often considered a healthier alternative to traditional couscous, green tea couscous is a delightful combination of steamed semolina and delicately infused green tea. This dish is not only a feast for the taste buds but also offers an array of nutritional benefits. In this article, we'll take you through the steps of creating the perfect green tea couscous dish, exploring variations, and providing tips to elevate the flavors. Get ready to embark on a culinary adventure that will leave you craving more of this exquisite dish.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

GREEN TEA CUPCAKES



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These cupcakes are adapted from a recipe by ChikaLicious Dessert Bar in New York City. Martha made this recipe on episode 508 of Martha Bakes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cupcake Recipes

Yield Makes 12 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup cake flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
5 teaspoons matcha, plus more for garnish
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk, room temperature
Green Tea Ganache
Green Tea Buttercream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. In a small bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and matcha.
  • In an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add egg and mix on medium until combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture and then milk, mixing until just combined.
  • Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each about halfway. Bake, rotating halfway through, until cupcakes spring back to touch and a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 16 minutes. Let cool in tin 5 minutes, then transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Fill a pastry bag fitted with a small round tip (Ateco #801) with green tea ganache. Pipe about 1 tablespoon ganache into center of each cupcake. (Reserve leftover ganache to decorate cupcakes.) Fill another pastry bag fitted with a large plain-round tip (Ateco #809) with green tea buttercream. Pipe a dollop of buttercream onto top of each cupcake. Sift a small amount of matcha onto half of each cake. Pipe a squiggle on each cupcake using reserved ganache. Store cupcakes overnight in an airtight container at room temperature or refrigerated for up to 3 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.

GREEN COUSCOUS



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Chef Yotam Ottolenghi's couscous recipe from his cookbook, "Plenty," gets its green from arugula, toasted pistachios, and a fresh herb pastePhoto credit: Jonathan Lovekin

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Pasta and Grains

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup couscous
3/4 cup boiling water or vegetable stock
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Herb Paste
1/2 cup unsalted pistachios, toasted and coarsely chopped
3 scallions, finely sliced
1 fresh green chile, such as jalapeno, finely sliced
1 1/2 cups arugula leaves, chopped

Steps:

  • Place couscous in a large bowl and add boiling water or stock. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let stand for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium heat and add onion; cook, stirring, until golden and soft. Add salt and cumin; stir to combine. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
  • Uncover couscous and stir in herb paste, using a fork to fluff. Add onion mixture, pistachios, scallions, chile, and arugula; gently mix to combine. Serve at room temperature.

GREEN TEA SODA



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Provided by Sandra Lee

Categories     beverage

Time 2m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups frozen mixed berries
1 (20 fluid ounces) bottle green tea, chilled (recommended: Hansen's)
2 cups mixed berry sparkling water, chilled (recommended: Arrowhead)
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
Ice cubes

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in a 1 1/2 or 2 quart pitcher. Stir.
  • Serve over ice in chilled tall glasses. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

COUSCOUS WITH GOLDEN RAISINS, PINE NUTS, AND GREEN ONIONS



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Categories     Onion     Side     Quick & Easy     High Fiber     Raisin     Pine Nut     Summer     Couscous     Boil     Bon Appétit     Peanut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 3/4 cups low-salt chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 1/2 cups plain couscous (about 15 ounces)
1 1/2 cups golden raisins
1 1/2 cups pine nuts, toasted
7 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

Steps:

  • Bring broth and salt to boil in heavy large pot; turn off heat. Immediately mix in couscous and raisins. Cover and let stand until couscous is tender and broth is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff couscous with fork. Mix in nuts, green onions, and butter. Season to taste with pepper. Transfer to bowl. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GREEN-TEA CUPCAKES



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Delicate green tea cupcakes with a just a hint of almond. Made with part Splenda® and light margarine, feel free to use the full fat/full sugar versions of ingredients if you would like!

Provided by muffin_girl

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Cupcake Recipes

Time 2h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

¼ cup butter
¼ cup vegetable oil butter spread (such as Smart Balance®)
½ cup granular no-calorie sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®)
½ cup white sugar
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 ½ cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons green tea powder (matcha)
½ cup nonfat milk

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
  • Beat the butter, vegetable oil butter spread, sweetener, and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the room-temperature egg whites one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla and almond extracts with the last egg. Combine cake flour, baking powder, and green tea powder in a small bowl. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Pour the batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.2 calories, Carbohydrate 23.3 g, Cholesterol 10.7 mg, Fat 6.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 174.2 mg, Sugar 9 g

PARMESAN COUSCOUS



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This tasty side dish is whipped up in just 10 minutes on the stovetop. It has a hit of garlic and pretty color from green onion and pimientos.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 10m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup water
1 tablespoon butter
3/4 cup uncooked couscous
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
1 tablespoon diced pimientos
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Stir in the remaining ingredients.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 174 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 200mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

GREEN TEA CUPCAKES



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For all green tea lovers. Your normal cupcakes but with a delicious twist ;) These cupcakes are quite dense and very yummy. If you like frosting, make your own and add some green tea powder to it.

Provided by sarahcp

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Cupcake Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 ¼ cups white sugar
2 eggs
½ cup milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons green tea powder (matcha)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
  • Cream unsalted butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until soft and creamy. Gradually beat in sugar, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating until the mixture is fluffy.
  • Beat in eggs, beating well after each egg; mix in flour and green tea powder until thoroughly combined.
  • Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 3/4 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out with moist crumbs or clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Allow cupcakes to cool in muffin tins for 15 minutes before removing to finish cooling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.3 calories, Carbohydrate 41.5 g, Cholesterol 52.1 mg, Fat 9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 17.7 mg, Sugar 21.5 g

COUSCOUS WITH TOMATOES AND SCALLION



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This is a terrific, simple and quick side dish. I've also used this recipe to spice up a box the "Near East" brand flavored couscous as well. Simply use the amount of water specified on the box, and add the extra ingredients. It will still be ready in 5 minutes

Provided by Kozmic Blues

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup chopped scallion
1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
2/3 cup couscous
1 cup water
1/4 pitted and sliced black olives
1/4 cup fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste

Steps:

  • Combine canned tomatoes, scallion, pepper, garlic powder, water, and salt in a medium saucepan.
  • Bring liquid to a boil.
  • Stir in couscous.
  • Cover pan and remove from heat.
  • Let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Remove lid and fluff couscous with fork.
  • Stir in olives and fresh parsley and serve.

Tips:

  • Choose high-quality green tea. The better the tea, the better the flavor of your couscous.
  • Use vegetable broth instead of water. This will add more flavor to the couscous.
  • Add some fresh herbs to the couscous. This will brighten up the flavor and make it more refreshing.
  • Serve the couscous with a variety of toppings. This could include grilled vegetables, roasted nuts, or fresh fruit.
  • Experiment with different types of green tea. There are many different types of green tea available, each with its own unique flavor. Try a few different types to find one that you like best.

Conclusion:

Green tea couscous is a delicious and healthy side dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. So next time you are looking for a new side dish, give green tea couscous a try. You won't be disappointed.

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