Couscous With Apricots, Currants, And Pistachios

Recipe Ingredients

2 1/4 cups	533ml	Water
2 tablespoons	30ml	Extra-virgin olive oil
2		Cinnamon sticks - halved
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Ground cumin
1 1/4 teaspoons	6.3ml	Coarse salt
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped dried apricots
1		Couscous - (10 oz)
3/8 cup	23g / 0.8oz	Dried currants
1/2 cup	118ml	Pistachios - toasted, and
		Coarsely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Chopped fresh mint
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

In a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, bring the water, oil, cinnamon, cumin, salt, and apricots to a boil. Stir in the couscous, remove from the heat, cover and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Allow to cool and flake with a fork, stirring in the currants, pistachios, mint, salt, and pepper to taste. Serve at room temperature.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - Recipe courtesy of David Ruggerio - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-9146)

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