Photo: Carrot and Almond Couscous Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup couscous
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley leaves
- 4 tablespoons roughly chopped cilantro leaves
- 1 large carrot, grated
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped dried apricots
- 1 1/2 cups slivered almonds
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lemon, zest grated and juiced
- 1 orange, zested and juiced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Place the couscous in a large heatproof bowl and stir in the salt, cumin, ginger and paprika.
Bring the vegetable stock to a simmer over medium heat then pour over the couscous. Cover bowl with a large plate or plastic wrap and leave for 10 minutes or until it has absorbed all the stock. Fluff up the couscous with a fork.
Stir in the parsley, cilantro, carrots, apricots, almonds. Stir in the olive oil and grated lemon and orange zest and juice to add zing. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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By laurastina_11295511
Modesto, CA
on June 17, 2011
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This is my "Go To" cous cous dish and I get asked for the recipe all the time. I use a whole wheat cous cous, and prepare it slightly different than the recipe calls for (according to the box directions, but everything else is spot on. Thanks :-
By margaret_bourge...
Metairie,la
on February 28, 2010
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IT IS DEVINE LOVE IT AND I LOVE DANNY BOOME HE IS SO CUTE AND I LOVE THE WAY HE TALKS IT MAKES ME BLUSH AND MY INSIDE FUNNY WHEN I WATCH HIM.
BUT THIS RECIPES IS SO GOOD IT SOULD BE IN THE FOODNETWORK MAGAIZEN SORRY ABOUT MISSPELL WORD . PLEASE TRY IT YOU WILL LOVE IT LIKE I DO, WILL COOK IT EVERYDAY FOR ME, MY FAMILY DON'T LIKE COUSCOUS THE WAY IT LOOKS O'WELL MORE FOR ME .
LIKE I SAID LOVE IT AND CAN'T LEAVE IT . WHEN YOU LOVE COUSCOUS YOU CAN'T GO BACK TO NOTHING ELSE FOR A SIDE DISH.
By elle481_12589520
Beacon Falls, 45
on January 24, 2010
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I've made this recipe several times as the side for Danny's lamb stew. It is very good, albeit a bit time consuming with all the zesting.
This time I switched it up a bit. I used Israeli Couscous which is larger than regular couscous and I also toasted the almonds. I also added a bit more orange - used a splash of orange juice along with the fresh juice beacuse the orange flavor was a bit lost. Loved it!! The toasted almonds brought in a great flavor and the texture of the larger couscous gave it more substance. It was also very eye appealing. Great side dish - add some chicken or fish or it can stand alone with a salad!
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