Cousous Topped with Almonds
Yield
12 servingsPrep
20 minCook
20 minReady
160 minLow in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Very low in sodium, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | cups |
couscous
dry |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
water
boiling |
|
| 1 | cup |
carrots
|
|
| 1 | large |
sweet red bell peppers
green, red, yellow, or all |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
green beans
cut into 1 inch pieces |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
red onion
sliced |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
currants
or raisins |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
almonds
toasted, chopped |
|
| Marinade | |||
| ¼ | cup |
canola oil
|
|
| ½ | cup |
orange juice
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
| ½ | cup |
parsley leaves
chopped |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
dill weed
mixed |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | ml |
couscous
dry |
|
| 355 | ml |
water
boiling |
|
| 237 | ml |
carrots
|
|
| 1 | large |
sweet red bell peppers
green, red, yellow, or all |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
green beans
cut into 1 inch pieces |
|
| 79 | ml |
red onion
sliced |
|
| 79 | ml |
currants
or raisins |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
almonds
toasted, chopped |
|
| Marinade | |||
| 59 | ml |
canola oil
|
|
| 118 | ml |
orange juice
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 45 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 118 | ml |
parsley leaves
chopped |
|
| 15 | ml |
dill weed
mixed |
|
Directions
Place the couscous in a large bowl; stir in the boiling water.
Cover and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring once or twice with a fork to fluff.
Steam the carrots, pepper, and green beans until just tender.
The time varies with the vegetable.
Pepper takes about 1 to 2 minutes; green beans take about 2 minutes; carrots take about 4 minuutes.
Add to the couscous.
Gently stir in the red onion, currants, and almonds.
Whisk all the ingredients for the marinade together.
Add to the coucous mixture and allow this final mixture to chill for 2 hours to in a covered bowl in the refrigerator, or until cool throughtout.
Don't allow the couscous to sit any longer than this or it will become mushy.
