Roast Beef And Couscous Rolls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup couscous
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallion
• 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
• 1 lb thinly sliced rare roast beef
• 1 red bell pepper, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick strips
• bibb lettuce, rinsed and spun dry, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan bring 1 cup water to a boil with 1 tablespoon of the oil and the salt, stir in the couscous, and let the mixture stand off the heat, covered, for 5 minutes.
• 2 stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, the vinegar, the celery, the parmesan, the scallion, the orange juice, the parsley, and salt and black pepper to taste and let the mixture cool to room temperature.
• 3 press about 2 tablespoons of the couscous mixture in the palm of one hand, forming a log, and arrange it across a short end of 1 roast beef slice.
• 4 arrange 1 pepper strip along each side of the log and roll up the couscous and the bell pepper tightly in the roast beef.
• 5 with a sharp knife cut the roll into 1-inch lengths, trimming the ends. make rolls with the remaining roast beef, couscous mixture, and bell pepper in the same manner.
• 6 (the rolls may be prepared 8 hours in advance and kept wrapped in plastic wrap and chilled.) line a platter with the lettuce and arrange the rolls on top.