SPICED HERB & ALMOND COUSCOUS
This full-flavoured recipe is perfect in summer, it tastes as good hot it does cold
Provided by Jane Hornby
Categories Buffet, Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Side dish, Snack, Supper, Vegetable
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat some oil in a roasting tray and then add the onions and fry for about 5 mins until just softened. While you're frying, add the saffron strands to the stock if using, so the flavour and colour infuses. (If you are making the Fragrant chicken too (see 'Goes well with') use the same pan to add flavour to this dish and leave the juices in there, but you can tip out some of the chicken fat if you like).
- Tip the chilli into the tray, fry for 1 min more, then take off the heat. Add the couscous and stock, then cover with cling film for 10 mins. Once the couscous has absorbed all the stock, quickly chop the coriander (if you chop it too soon it will start to wilt), then fork it through the couscous with the almonds, dates and lemon juice and serve straight away. To serve cold, leave to cool, then add the chopped coriander just before eating.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 297 calories, Fat 6 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 53 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 10 grams protein, Sodium 0.37 milligram of sodium
DATE AND ALMOND COUSCOUS
Dates, almonds, and olives are cooked with pearl couscous creating a sweet and savory Mediterranean-inspired meal.
Provided by Alli Shircliff
Categories Fruit Pasta Salad
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir onion in the hot oil until lightly browned and very tender, about 30 minutes.
- Stir couscous into onion mixture; turn heat to medium. Cook and stir couscous until fragrant and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Pour broth over couscous mixture and bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover skillet, and simmer until couscous has absorbed all the liquid, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat; cook and stir ham in the hot oil until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Mix ham, dates, almonds, olives, parsley, salt, and pepper into couscous mixture; cook and stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.7 calories, Carbohydrate 52.7 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 13.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 918.4 mg, Sugar 13.1 g
SWEET ALMOND MILK COUSCOUS
Provided by Food Network
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring almond milk, sugar and salt to boil in a pot; add couscous, zest, and cardamom; cover and cook for 1 minute, then turn off heat and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Fluff couscous with a fork and sprinkle on the rosewater, if using. Add nuts and apricots, and gently combine. Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Sweet Couscous with Citrus Salad: Make the couscous with mixed citrus zest - a little lemon, orange, lime or grapefruit - and omit nuts, cardamom and rosewater. Let it cool to room temperature and serve topped with a cup of orange, tangerine or grapefruit segments (or a combination) tossed with 3 tablespoons chopped mint leaves.
ORANGE AND ALMOND COUSCOUS
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Toast nuts in the bottom of a medium saucepot over medium heat. Transfer toasted nuts to a dish and reserve. Return pot to the stove top. Add broth and oil, cover pot and raise heat; bring the broth to a boil. Remove pot from heat, immediately. Add couscous, orange zest and parsley, then stir. Cover and let couscous stand 5 minutes. Fluff cooked couscous with fork and toss with toasted almonds.
- TIDBIT: Slice zested oranges and serve them after dinner.
COUSCOUS WITH SPICED ALMONDS
Steps:
- To prepare the almonds, heat the butter in a saute pan over medium heat until it is melted and bubbling. Add the almonds, cumin, turmeric, coriander, paprika, and salt. Saute until the almonds start to brown and the spices smell very fragrant, 4 to 5 minutes. Let cool.
- To prepare the couscous, heat the stock in a saucepan over high heat until boiling, then season with salt and pepper. Place the couscous in a large bowl, pour the hot stock over the couscous, and cover with foil. Let stand until the stock is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, coarsely chop the cooled almonds. When the couscous has absorbed the stock, fluff with a fork, add the almonds, and mix well. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.
MORNING COUSCOUS WITH ORANGES AND DATES
This is a delicious way to enjoy couscous. You can reconstitute the couscous the night before and keep it in the refrigerator overnight. All it will need in the morning is a steam in the microwave and the addition of the oranges.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories breakfast, easy, one pot, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine the water and brown sugar or honey in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to medium, and boil gently until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the optional orange flower water, the chopped apricots and the raisins or currants, and set aside for five minutes.
- Place the couscous in a 2-quart bowl, and add the cinnamon and salt. Stir together. Pour on the hot syrup. Mix together with a fork, spatula or wooden spoon, and set aside for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. At this point, if not eating right away, cover and refrigerate.
- Shortly before serving, steam the couscous in one of two ways. Line a strainer with a double layer of cheesecloth, and dump the couscous into the strainer. Then set above a pot with 1 inch of boiling water. Cover and steam for 15 minutes, making sure that the water is well below the couscous. Transfer to a bowl, add the butter, and toss together until the butter melts. Alternatively, place the couscous in a microwave and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Microwave for two minutes. Carefully uncover, stir in the butter and cover again. Microwave for another two minutes. Remove the plastic, being careful of the steam in the bowl.
- With a paring knife, peel away the skin and pith from the orange, holding it over the couscous so that any juice drips onto the couscous. Still holding the orange over the couscous, cut out the sections from between the membranes.
- Pile the couscous into a mound on a platter, or spoon into individual serving bowls. Decorate with orange sections, date slices and pomegranate seeds, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 231, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 55 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 8 milligrams, Sugar 28 grams
LEMON DATE COUSCOUS
Couscous is a great way to deliver bold flavors, and it cooks so quickly. This makes a wonderful accompaniment to all sorts of main dishes. -Roxanne Chan, Albany, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 10m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook couscous according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the spinach, carrots, dates, almonds, lemon juice, zest, salt and lemon pepper. Stir in couscous. Garnish with green onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 179 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 104mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
COUSCOUS WITH DATES, RAISINS, AND ALMONDS
This is a slightly sweet recipe of middle eastern origin. You can add more sugar if you like, but for those wanting to cut down on sugar and fat, this is a great way to indulge in a bit of sweet with an ethnic flair.
Provided by Linda Lola
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 1 platter, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, combine water, butter, orange peel and juice, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Bring to a boil. Add the couscous to the boiling water. Remove from heat and cover for ten minutes. Liquid should be absorbed. Fluff with a fork.
- In a small frying pan, heat the almonds over medium heat, stirring continuously until toasted. Add the raisins and dates and butter. Heat all until butter is melted.
- Serve couscous spread over a platter, top with topping mixture. Sprinkle a bit of powdered sugar over the top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 451.7, Fat 10.4, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 171.4, Carbohydrate 83.4, Fiber 6, Sugar 40.1, Protein 9.6
TOASTED ALMOND AND ORANGE COUSCOUS
Provided by Food Network
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan and add chopped onion. Saute until soft. Add orange juice, orange zest, turmeric, clove and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover and turn off heat. Let sit covered for 5 minutes. Remove lid and fluff with a fork. Gently stir in almonds and scallions.
YVONNE MAFFEI'S ROAST CHICKEN WITH COUSCOUS, DATES AND BUTTERED ALMONDS
Deglet Noors dates shine when they are cooked in chutneys, desserts or North African dishes like this whole roast chicken. The chicken is cooked with fluffy couscous that absorbs the sweetness of dates and the butteriness of toasted almonds. Supermarket Deglet Noors are often dark brown and hard, because they have been kept well past their natural point of ripeness; seek out soft, light-colored ones for the best flavor.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories dinner, lunch, roasts, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a large ovenproof dish or pot with a tight lid, combine 2 tablespoons olive oil, the lemon juice, the ginger, the pepper and 1 teaspoon salt. Add the chicken and rub it around in the mixture until evenly coated. Turn chicken breast side down and roast, uncovered, for 50 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine couscous, 2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside for 5 to 15 minutes to soak.
- In a small skillet, melt the butter. Add almonds and cook, stirring constantly, just until toasted and golden; adjust heat so almonds and butter do not scorch. Turn off heat and stir in dates.
- Add almond-date mixture to couscous, along with any butter left in pan, and mix, fluffing the grains with a fork. Mix in 2 tablespoons olive oil, the sugar, the cinnamon and the orange blossom water (if using).
- Drizzle or paint honey over top of chicken (leave chicken breast-side down in pot). Add couscous mixture to the pot, arranging it around the chicken. Cover tightly with a lid or foil and return to the oven for 30 minutes more.
- Remove from the oven. When cool enough to handle, remove chicken and carve into serving pieces. Stir and fluff couscous, scraping up any chicken skin stuck to bottom of pan, and place chicken pieces back on top of couscous. Sprinkle with chopped herbs and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 913, UnsaturatedFat 32 grams, Carbohydrate 68 grams, Fat 50 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 48 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 967 milligrams, Sugar 19 grams, TransFat 0 grams
DATE AND ALMOND COUSCOUS
Dates, almonds, and olives are cooked with pearl couscous creating a sweet and savory Mediterranean-inspired meal.
Provided by Alli Shircliff
Categories Fruit Pasta Salad
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir onion in the hot oil until lightly browned and very tender, about 30 minutes.
- Stir couscous into onion mixture; turn heat to medium. Cook and stir couscous until fragrant and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Pour broth over couscous mixture and bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover skillet, and simmer until couscous has absorbed all the liquid, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat; cook and stir ham in the hot oil until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Mix ham, dates, almonds, olives, parsley, salt, and pepper into couscous mixture; cook and stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.7 calories, Carbohydrate 52.7 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 13.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 918.4 mg, Sugar 13.1 g
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