New Israeli Cuisine (Season 4, Episode 17)

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil offers healthy fats while keeping the dish rich.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade stock enhances flavor without additives.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: frozen herbs

Dried or frozen herbs provide convenience and longer shelf life.

Melt butter in a pan and add chopped onion, cooking with salt and pepper.

Add sliced garlic and cook until fragrant.

Toast couscous in the pan for 2-3 minutes until it has a nice toasty flavor.

Deglaze the pan with white wine and cook until almost evaporated.

Add 3 cups of water and more salt, bringing to a simmer.

Cook couscous for 5 minutes before adding asparagus stalks.

After 3 minutes, add asparagus tips and cook for an additional 2 minutes until tender.

Finish with butter, parmesan cheese, and parsley.

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