Time 35m Yield 4 Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps:
Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add Israeli couscous and stir occasionally until lightly browned and toasted, 4 to 5 minutes. Bring chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour over couscous and add orange juice. Stir in apricots, dried cranberries, and ginger. Bring back to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until liquid has been absorbed, 10 to 11 minutes. Fluff with a fork, garnish with chopped mint, and serve.
Time 35m Yield 4 to 6 servings Number Of Ingredients 14 Steps:
For the couscous: In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil on medium-high heat. Add the couscous and cook, stirring occasionally until slightly browned and aromatic, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 to12 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated. Transfer the cooked couscous to a large bowl and set aside to cool. Add the parsley, rosemary, thyme, apple, dried cranberries, and almonds. For the vinaigrette: In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, maple syrup, salt, and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil until smooth. Pour the vinaigrette over the couscous and toss to coat evenly.
Time 27m Yield 4 to 6 servings Number Of Ingredients 11 Steps:
In a medium saucepan add a 2 count of extra-virgin olive oil. Add the red onion, apricots and almonds and saute gently over low heat until translucent and slightly fragrant. Add the couscous then dump in the warm chicken broth. Stir with a fork to combine, add lemon zest and cover. Let sit for 10 minutes, then uncover and add the scallions, mint, and cilantro. Fluff again with a fork. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine. Serve family-style on a large platter and garnish with fresh cilantro.
Number Of Ingredients 10 Steps:
Cook the couscous according to the package directions. Fluff the couscous and add it to a large bowl with the chopped fruit, pistachios and mint. To a small mason jar, add the olive oil, shallots, Dijon mustard, balsamic vinegar, honey, and a few pinches of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Shake the dressing well and add more honey and salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the coucous mixture, and stir to combine. The salad can be eaten warm or cold. If cold, allow 1-2 hours up to overnight in the refrigerator for the flavors to meld.
Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings Number Of Ingredients 7 Steps:
Finely grind coriander seeds in an electric coffee/spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle. Bring water, 2 tablespoons oil, and salt to a boil in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan. Stir in couscous and coriander seeds, then cover pan and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork and stir in remaining tablespoon oil, apricots, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste
Time 20m Yield 5 servings. Number Of Ingredients 6 Steps:
In a small saucepan, saute onion in butter. Stir in the broth, apricots and curry powder. Bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. , Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5-10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Fluff with a fork.
Yield Serves 16 as part of a buffet Number Of Ingredients 10 Steps:
In each of two 3-quart saucepans bring half of water, oil, cinnamon, cumin, salt, and apricots to a boil. Stir 1 box couscous into each pan and let stand, covered, off heat 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork and transfer to 2 shallow baking pans to cool as quickly as possible. Cool couscous completely and with your fingers break up any large lumps. Couscous may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring couscous to room temperature before proceeding. Fluff couscous with fork again and stir in currants, pistachios, mint, and salt and pepper to taste.
Time 40m Yield 4 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 14 Steps:
Preheat a large heavy bottomed skillet over medium-low heat. Place the garlic and oil in the pan and saute for 1 minute. Add the couscous, raise the heat to medium, and stir constantly for 4 minutes; the couscous should start to toast– add the cinnamon stick, cumin, cardamom, pepper, and salt to toast a bit-KEEP stirring for another one to two minutes. Add broth and lime zest. Raise the heat and bring to a boil. Once the mixture is boiling, lower the heat again to as low as possible and cover. In about 10 minutes, most of broth should have been absorbed. Add 2 tablespoons of the mint, and the apricots, pistachios, and lime juice. Stir, cover again, and cook for 5 more minutes. At this point, the broth should be thoroughly absorbed. Remove the cinnamon stick, fluff the couscous with a fork, garnish with the remaining mint, and serve.
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Time 25m Yield 8 , 8 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 12 Steps:
Heat 1 tbsp olive oil over a medium heta in a heavy bottomed saucepan. Add the Israeli couscous and stir about 1 minute or until the couscous is lightly browned. Stir in 2 cups of stock, cover with lid, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes or until the couscous has absorbed most of the liquid and is al dente. Drain in a colander, but do not rinse. Leave to cool. Once cool stir in the remaining3 tbsps olive oil to coast and separate the grains. Combine the couscous with the cranberries, pine nuts, spring onions, red onion, cilantro, lemon zest and shallots. Spritz with lemon juice and adjust with salt to taste.
