Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup onion chopped
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 cup couscous large
  • 2 cups vegetable stock
  • 7 stalks asparagus trimmed
  • 5 baby carrots multi-color, sliced in half lengthwise
  • 20 shrimp peeled, deveined, about 1 pound
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
  • 1 tablespoon thyme chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Method

  • Attach Stir & Flip Wand to Stir Tower. Set KitchenAid(R) Multi-Cooker with Stir Tower to Sear 450°F and preheat.
  • Add oil and heat for 1 minute. Add onion, lemon zest and couscous with the Stir Tower on Speed 2 and cook for 5-6 minutes until golden brown.
  • Add stock, cover and bring mixture to a boil.
  • Set Multi-Cooker to Manual with the temperature set to 205°F. Place asparagus and carrots in Steam Basket and set on top of couscous mixture. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes. Remove Steam Basket with vegetables; place shrimp on top of couscous and replace Steam Basket to Cooking Pot. Continue cooking for 5 - 7 minutes, or until shrimp are just cooked through.In a separate bowl, whisk vinaigrette ingredients together until well combined.
  • Remove vegetables from Steam Basket and place in a medium bowl. Toss with half of the vinaigrette, and stir remaining vinaigrette into couscous.
  • To serve, place couscous on serving platter and top with vegetables and shrimp.