Couscous, please please

I'm not sure what the temperature was today, but it was pretty hot. All the more reason to not have the oven on come dinner time. This morning I decided to barbeque chicken, but as the chicken was frozen and would need time to defrost, most of my marinades call for marinating for several hours or overnight (even better). There is a great little barbecued lemon chicken recipe I use on such occasions when I don't leave myself time for marinating. I'm looking at the torn, stained photocopy of the recipe now and see that it hailed from HomeMaker's magazine (does this publication still exist?) back in...wait for it...September 1988. So 20-odd years on and it's still in my repertoire - clearly a classic, and here it is:

Barbecued Lemon Chicken (serves 4)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Juice of 1 lemon
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 clove of garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon of dried oregano (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Put chicken in a Ziploc bag. Mix together all of the remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Let it sit for 20 minutes at room temperature. Fire up the barbecue and grill for approximately 5 minutes on each side (until no longer pink inside). Note: you could also refrigerate this for several hours - if you have the time.

With this I served a cool and refreshing Couscous & Cucumber Salad with Buttermilk-Dill Dressing (yields about 6 servings):

1-1/4 cups water
1 cup uncoooked couscous
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
2 cucumbers (about 3/4 pounds), quartered lengthwise and sliced

Put couscous in a bowl. Boil the kettle and pour water over couscous, then cover bowl with Saran wrap. Let stand for about 5 minutes, then uncover and fluff with a fork; let cool.
Combine buttermilk and next 6 ingredients (buttermilk through black pepper) in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk. Add couscous and remaining ingredients; toss and serve.