Fruit and Nut Israeli CousCous
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 155.8
- Total Fat: 3.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 160.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 27.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
- Protein: 5.1 g
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Introduction
Delightfully flavoful and easy to prepare Delightfully flavoful and easy to prepareNumber of Servings: 12
Ingredients
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1 pound dry Israeli-style couscous
1 large onion chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil (optional--I browned the onions w/o oil)
2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 cup dried chopped cranberries, apricots or raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts ( almonds, pecans etc.)
Chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Directions
Israeli couscous is small and round like tapioca size pasta.
In sauce pot, sauté the onion until tender. Stir in the couscous and cook and stir until pale golden. Cover with the broth and bring to a boil and cook and simmer about 10 minutes or until couscous has absorbed the liquid. Stir in the dried fruit and nuts. Remove from heat and led stand covered 10 minutes. Fluff with fork. Season with salt and pepper as desired. Garnish with parsley.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TERJEGOLD.
In sauce pot, sauté the onion until tender. Stir in the couscous and cook and stir until pale golden. Cover with the broth and bring to a boil and cook and simmer about 10 minutes or until couscous has absorbed the liquid. Stir in the dried fruit and nuts. Remove from heat and led stand covered 10 minutes. Fluff with fork. Season with salt and pepper as desired. Garnish with parsley.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TERJEGOLD.