13 flavors that taste great with couscous
..and 5 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes couscous better. On average, recipes with couscous received a 4.36⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with flat leaf parsley. And sometimes worse. Like with honey.
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
Improved by
High potential
Worse all around
Common combinations
- salt
- cilantro
- lemon juice
- water
- cinnamon
- onion
- kosher salt
- butter
- ginger
- tomato
- mint
- chicken broth
- chickpeas
- carrots
- chicken stock
- cayenne
- red onion
- turmeric
- cucumber
- raisins
- paprika
- red bell peppers
- zucchini
- tomato paste
- sugar
- red chili peppers
- apricots
- vegetable broth
- lime juice
- harissa
- jalapeño peppers
- vegetable oil
- sea salt
- sundried tomato
- yellow onion
- shallots
- curry powder
- cherry tomato
- butternut squash
- orange juice
- chicken breast
- pine nuts
- red wine vinegar
- dates
- egg
- thyme
- saffron
- vegetable stock
- white wine vinegar
- cilantro seeds
- yogurt
- yellow bell peppers
- brown sugar
- celery
- lemon zest
- chili powder
- chicken thighs
- smoked paprika
- balsamic vinegar
- turnips
- oil
- ground beef
- bell peppers
- chicken
- all purpose flour
- parmesan
- toasted pine nuts
- baby spinach
- peas
- olives
- rosemary
- pistachios
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Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with couscous:
Lamb and Couscous Salad With Chickpeas, Mint and Feta
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.8/10
Roasted Tomatoes Stuffed With Couscous, Chanterelles And Pine Nuts
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4.36/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.6/10
Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine With Butternut Squash
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.5/10
Couscous With Celery, Parsley and Red-Wine Vinegar
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.5/10
Crispy Spiced Chickpeas With Peppers and Tomatoes
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.4/10
Warm Couscous And Roasted Vegetable Salad
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4.36/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.3/10
Coconut Curry Chickpeas With Pumpkin and Lime
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.2/10
Couscous with Peas, Leeks, Haloumi, Pistachios & Fresh Herbs
food52.com
Review: 4.5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.1/10
Raw and Cooked Tomato and Herb Salad With Couscous
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 3/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.9/10
