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5 from 3 votes

Middle Eastern Couscous

Delicious Middle Eastern couscous makes a great salad or side dish. Beautifully flavoured with warm spice, sweet currants, apricots and crunchy almonds. The perfect accompaniment to your next tangine or paired with your protein of choice.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
macerating the fruit15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: middle eastern
Keyword: apricots, Couscous, entertaining, middle eastern, side dish, sultanas
Servings: 6
Author: Marie Muccio

Ingredients

  • 50 g butter
  • 4 Sprig fresh thyme substitutie for 1tsp dried
  • 2 clove garlic crushed
  • 1 tsp ras el hanout
  • ⅓ cup raisins
  • ⅓ cup dried apricots finely chopped
  • 2 cups couscous
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3 tbsp slivered almonds
  • 2 cup boiling water

Instructions

  • In a small saucepan, add the butter, thyme, garlic and ras el hanout. Cook on low heat until butter has melted, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove from the heat. Add the raisins and apricots. Macerate for 15 minutes.
  • Place dried couscous in a bowl with salt. Add the butter mixture to the couscous and rub using your fingers until the butter is evenly distributed through the couscous grains.
  • Add the boiling water and cover bowl with a lid or cling film. Allow the couscous to absorb the liquid for 5 minutes.
  • Finally add the almond and fluff with a fork to seperate the grains.

Notes

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