Couscous w/ Apricots & Pine Nuts

Name: Couscous w/ Apricots & Pine Nuts Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c dry couscous (3 c. cooked); 1/2 yellow pepper chopped; 1/2 c dried apricots chopped; 1/4 c golden raisins; 1/4 c pine nuts toasted; ------; 2 Tbsp chives chopped; 1 garlic clove minced; 2 limes juice only; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 2 T olive oil; 2 T cilantro chopped

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 5

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 1/2 c dry couscous (3 c. cooked)1/2 yellow pepper, chopped1/2 c dried apricots, chopped1/4 c golden raisins1/4 c pine nuts, toasted------2 Tbsp chives, chopped1 garlic clove, minced2 limes, juice only1 tsp ground cumin1 tsp ground coriander2 T olive oil2 T cilantro, chopped

Directions

1- Cook couscous per directions, using water only (i.e. no oil), while cooking...
2- Toast pine nuts in saucepan, use PAM or similar
3- Mix all ingredients from chives onward
4- Chop pepper & apricots and stir together all ingredients

Serve warm. Serves 6

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LINDACLARE1.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 287.8
Total Fat: 9.4 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 8.0 mg
Total Carbs: 47.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
Protein: 7.0 g

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