Moroccan Couscous
- Ready In:
- 22mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 cup orange juice or 1 cup other juice
- 1 cup instant couscous
- 1⁄4 cup pitted dates, finely chopped
- 1⁄4 cup raisins
- 1⁄4 cup slivered almonds
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
directions
- Bring juice and 1 cup water to a boil in a small pot.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in couscous and allow to sit covered for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a separate pan, saute dates, raisins, almonds and cinnamon in 1/2 cup water for 2 minutes.
- Add cooked couscous.
- Mix well and serve warm.
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Reviews
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This did not turn out great for me. I cut it in half. I found that the couscous (which I have used before successfully) did not absorb the OJ/water mixture very well. Even letting it sit a little longer did nothing to stop the mushiness! So that's sad. But, the flavor also is a little too OJ centric for my taste. HOWEVER I think this could be tweaked. Maybe less liquid, and a smaller proportion of OJ. Thanks for sharing this interesting recipe idea....it has my wheels turning on how to adapt it for my tastes :)
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After reading a review in which the reviewer stated the dish was too sweet, I decided to omit the raisins. As far as needing "a little something", a dash of salt perked it up quite a bit. I had never made couscous before. My husband ate it once before, but declared he didn't like it. I changed his mind with this recipe. I served this with Moroccan-style chicken #138262. The tangy chicken and the sweet couscous balanced each other nicely.
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