Toasted Cous Cous with Tomato & Zucchini

This is a fresh and filling dish great for dinner and also makes great leftovers for lunch the next day =)

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup Israeli cous cous (also known as pearl pasta, can be found at whole foods and Rainbow)
2 cups vegetable broth
2 tbsp olive oil for cous cous
2 zucchini sliced into 1/4" pieces
2 Roma tomatoes diced
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 tbsp olive oil for veggies
salt and pepper
1 clove garlic crushed
(parmesan cheese *optional)

1. Heat broth over medium-high heat in a sauce pot.
2. While broth is heating, toast cous cous with olive oil over medium high-heat for 3-4 minutes, browning slightly.
3. When broth is coming to a boil pour it into the cous cous, stir, cover and reduce heat to simmer.
4. In a separate large pan over medium-high heat, mix olive oil, diced onion and crushed garlic. sautee for 3 min.
5. Mix in tomatos and zucchini. Sautee till zucchini is soft.
6. Check cous cous to see when almost all the water is absorbed and do a little taste test to see if they are soft or al dente to your preference.
7. When cous cous is done, and the zucchini are soft, pour the cous cous into the veggies and mix around.
8. If you like it grate some fresh parmesan cheese ontop and enjoy =)