Mayan Couscous
""Many visitors to Merida and Yucatan are surprised to discover excellent Middle Eastern restaurants and such things as kibis offered by local vendors. The cooks of the area happily adopted some of the recipes and ingredients of the Lebanese immigrants who arrived more than a century ago. Here's a Yucatecan version of couscous salad."..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup couscous
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1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
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1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
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1 1/4 cups boiling water
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1 clove unpeeled garlic
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1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
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1 cup canned whole kernel corn, drained
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1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
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1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
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1 jalapeno pepper, minced
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
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