Couscous with Apricots

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings
  • Total: 25 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cook: 15 min
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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups couscous

2 cups hot chicken stock

10 dried apricots, chopped

2 scallions, sliced thin, green parts only

1 orange, juiced

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves, for garnish

Directions

  1. Put the couscous in a medium bowl; pour the hot stock over it and stir to combine. Cover and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork. Add the apricots, scallions, and orange juice; drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine. Garnish with chopped parsley.

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L.A. McKay

This recipe is a great base for adding other ingredients. I lightly sautéed carrot slices, broccoli stem slices, dried currants, chopped apricots, scallions, and mushrooms and added them to the couscous, after I had added the hot chicken stock, so that the couscous had a lot of veggies in it. The sweet currents and apricot bits play off of the salty chicken stock, and the combination is wonderful. If you find it bland, start off with a box of Near East brand couscous. The spice packet will add some zip.

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