Couscous Feta Pilaf

Total time: 15 minutes
    The best thing about couscous (besides the taste) is that it requires no cooking - just hot stock. Then add anything that suits your fancy!

 Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (3oz, 90gr) couscous
• 3/4 cup (6oz, 180ml) chicken broth
• 6 cherry tomatoes
• 6 olives, any type
• 1oz (30gr) feta
• 1 tbs snipped chives
• 1 tbs snipped basil
• 2 tsp good olive oil

 Instructions:

• Heat chicken broth to a boil.
• Put couscous in a medium bowl.
• When broth is boiling pour over couscous, cover and let stand for 10 minutes... Do not stir it.
• Snip herbs.  
• Cut  cherry tomatoes in half.  
• Pit olives if needed, then cut in half. 
• Crumble feta. 
• When couscous is ready, uncover, add remaining ingredients, including olive oil, fluff gently with a fork to combine and serve. 

Note:  The easiest way to pit olives is to lay them on a cutting board or counter, put the blade of a large knife flat on top and whack the flat blade with the heel of your palm.  The olive will split, and you can remove the pit.
This is also the easiest way to peel garlic.