Sweet Mediterranean Couscous
From mystic_river1 15 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Couscous is very versatile and this dish features dried fruit and the healthful sweet spices cardamom and cinnamon. It complements spicy main dishes and the leftovers are great for breakfast the next day. This couscous may be sweet, but there is no sugar added! Read more The combination of dried fruit and nut increases the fiber content of this dish too, making it a truly healthful side dish. See less
Ingredients
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- 2 cups whole wheat couscous shopping list
- 1/2 cup dried apricots shopping list
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- fresh lemon juice of two medium lemons (about 5 tablespoons) shopping list
- fresh orange juice of one small orange )about 3 tablespoons) shopping list
- 1 generous tablespoon grated lemon peel shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon shopping list
- 8 dried dates, pitted and chopped shopping list
- 1 cup pistachios toasted shopping list
- 2 medium shallots chopped fine shopping list
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint shopping list
How to make it
- Bring 2 cups water to boil in medium saucepan.
- Stir in couscous and remove from heat.
- Cover and let stand 3 minutes.
- Stir in dried apricots.
- Let stand 2 minutes.
- Fluff with fork.
- Transfer to large bowl.
- Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, orange juice, lemon peel, with cardamom and cinnamon to blend in small bowl.
- Drizzle over couscous while couscous is still warm.
- Mix dates, pistachios, minced shallots, and mint.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Let stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours. Garnish with mint sprigs.
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Yum, love this version of a great dish. Couscous is so good and I like the sweetened up version here. Great post and a high 5 my friend.
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Such a fragrant recipe!
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