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Couscous With Dates, Apricots And Pistachios
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp chopped mint
- 2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 10g butter
- 45g pistachios, shelled
- 45g dried apricots, cut into slivers
- 3 pitted Medjool dates
- 300ml boiling water
- ½ tsp salt
- 250g couscous
Method
- Put 250g couscous and ½ tsp salt in a large bowl. Stir in 300ml boiling water, then cover with clingfilm for 10 minutes, until the grains are plump and tender.
- Chop 3 pitted Medjool dates and cut 45g dried apricots into slivers. Roughly chop 45g shelled pistachios and place in a pan with the dried fruit, 10g butter, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tbsp olive oil. Stir over a medium heat for 1 minute until the butter has melted and the fruit has warmed through.
- With a fork, work the fruit and nuts into the couscous, breaking up any lumps as you go. Stir in 2 tbsp each chopped flat-leaf parsley and chopped mint.
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This recipe was first published in Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT 2007.
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