Couscous is easy! If it's the instant couscous, just put a cupful in a bowl and add a drizzle of olive oil. Stir thru the oil then add a cup of boiling water or stock. Stir it a bit and cover it for 5 minutes. Fluff it up with a fork and it's ready to go.
As a salad it's great with some roasted vegies and a lemony spicy salad dressing, or grated zucchini, fresh mint, currants, almond slivers and preserved lemon. Sometimes I mix thru chopped dried apricots and dates and a cinnamon and orange juice dressing with turmeric and plenty of fresh parsley and mint. Serve it hot with some butter melted thru, alongside casseroles, stews and tagines. It's also good as a stuffing for roasted chicken, mixed with herbs and spices. I could go on and on here...
I also put a spoonful of cooked couscous in DS's dinner, and he loves it in pumpkin soup.