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Tomato Couscous With Pine Nuts And Dried Figs

Courses: Side dish
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 tablespoons 60mlVirgin olive oil
1/2 tablespoon 7.5mlRed onion - thinly sliced (medium)
4 oz 113gDried figs - (2 or 3 pieces) - cut in half
  And thinly sliced
3 tablespoons 45mlPine nuts
1   Box couscous - (1 lb)
1/2 cup 118mlTomato sauce
1/2 cup 118mlChicken stock
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

In a 2- to 3-quart saucepan with a lid, heat olive oil until smoking. Add red onion, figs and pine nuts and cook until onion is soft and translucent, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Add couscous, tomato sauce and chicken stock and bring to boil. Remove from heat and cover and let stand 10 minutes. Remove lid, fluff with fork, season with salt and pepper and serve.

This recipe yields 4 accompaniment servings.

Source:
MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali - (Show # MB-5630) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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