Sweet and Simple Couscous With Fruit

Name: Sweet and Simple Couscous With Fruit
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup slivered almonds; 1/2 cup of shelled hazelnuts; 1 1/2-2 cups of diced dried fruit; 1 1/2 cups of dried couscous

Submitted by Cookin Cop

"I adapted this from a recipe I saw on Everyday Italian. My local WinCo carries "Tri-Color" or "Rainbow" couscous, which I like for the aesthetics. For fruit, any dried fruit will do, but I like to use a combination of dried cherries, cranberries, blueberries, apples, and apricots. The flavors work really well together, and--again--the aesthetics are very pleasing. With smaller fruits like blueberries and cranberries, you can leave them whole. This recipe tastes great--but uniquely different--both warm and cold."

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Ready In:: 10mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 cups water
1 cup sugar
¹⁄₂ cup slivered almonds
¹⁄₂ cup of shelled hazelnuts
1 ¹⁄₂ - 2 cups of diced dried fruit
1 ¹⁄₂ cups of dried couscous

directions

Toast the nuts, either by dry toasting them in a pan on the stove or on a baking sheet in the oven. Once toasted, chop them coarsely.
Disolve the sugar in the water and bring to a boil.
Add the fruit to the water. Allow to simmer for a while to allow the fruit to rehydrate and cook.
Add 1 cup of couscous to the water, stir. If mixture appears too thin, gradually add remaining couscous until mixture is thick enough. A lot of this will depend on how much water the fruit absorbed.
Remove from heat, cover, let sit approximately 5 minutes.
Fluff couscous with a fork, add the nuts, and mix well.