Couscous with Dried Apricots and Pine Nuts

Couscous with Dried Apricots and Pine Nuts

New Media Publishing

Provided by: Alexis Touchet

15 mins total 0 mins prep Full Screen

Servings

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup pine nuts, about 1 1/2 ounces
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup dried apricots, finely chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth
• salt and pepper
• 3/4 cup plain couscous

Directions

• Cook nuts in oil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring, until golden, 3 to 4 minutes, then transfer with a slotted spoon to a plate.
• Cook onion in oil remaining in pan over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes, then add apricots and cook, stirring, until onion is softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add broth, 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper, then bring to a boil and stir in couscous. Cover pan, then remove from heat and let stand, undisturbed, 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork and stir in nuts and salt and pepper to taste.

• Filed under:
• Pasta,
• Fruit,
• Nut,
• Moroccan,
• African,
• Cooking With Kids,
• Easy,
• One-Dish,
• 30 Minute,
• 10 Minute,
• Quick,
• Vegetarian,
• Kid-Friendly,
• Healthy,
• Side Dish,
• Fall,
• Christmas,
• Birthday,
• Entertaining

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Comments

[bwchess]

01:28 PM on 04/08/2012

The second step of this recipe tells us to add broth, but there is no mention of broth in the ingredients!