| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 27 min |
| Prep: | 12 min |
| Cook: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small red onion, small dice
- 1/4 cup dried apricots, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup whole almonds toasted, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, warm
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 scallions green parts only
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
- 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped plus leaves for garnish
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan add a 2 count of extra-virgin olive oil. Add the red onion, apricots and almonds and saute gently over low heat until translucent and slightly fragrant. Add the couscous then dump in the warm chicken broth. Stir with a fork to combine, add lemon zest and cover. Let sit for 10 minutes, then uncover and add the scallions, mint, and cilantro. Fluff again with a fork. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine.
- Serve family-style on a large platter and garnish with fresh cilantro.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 201 |
| Total Fat | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 31 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 2 mg |
| Sodium | 286 mg |
Reviews
This is such a hit! Had with grilled rack of lamb. Perfect!
Delicious!
I have made this several times and it’s a big hit. My family doesn’t like cilantro so I substituted parsley. It has become a stand-by for us. Delicious!
This is one of the tastiest couscous recipes!
Absolutely delicious and packed full of fresh flavors! This is definitely a keeper!
I followed the recipe, but used larger couscous pearls. That wasn’t a good choice. But the combination of flavors wasn’t good in my opinion. The mint was overpowering. The almonds and apricots were good… of the seasoning choices in this recipe didn’t mix well. I won’t make it again.
Absolutely wonderful. I used this as our main entree, instead of traditional pasta, and got three servings. The play of the onions opposite the apricots is really delightful. The lemon is the crowning touch. I couldn’t find my bag of couscous, so I used a box of Near East Toasted Pine Nut Couscous instead, and it was just fine.
Absolutely delicious, and easy Tyler. Can’t say the same for trying to print out the recipe though. I give that only a 2 star. The 3×5 format is missing 2 of the ingredients, and a portion of the directions. This is certainly getting soooo annoying. I have to write in a portion of the ingredients after I’ve retrieved them.What a bother. Almost not worth it. Does anyone else ever have trouble printing the 3×5 format? Hey, you folks at Food Network, does anyone ever edit these cards before they’re posted? Please, don’t embarrass the chefs with poor quality control. They try hard to present wonderful meals for us all. Do make it easier for us to print these out….
The best couscous dish we’ve ever had!! Followed the recipe to the T with whole wheat flour and cilantro and truly was delicious. It was so good, both my boyfriend and I ate the whole thing in under 5 minutes. Just be prepared that when you serve this that it will go very quickly. I recommend using slivered almonds too.
This couscous dish was wonderful, the flavors are great and work well together. I switched out for whole wheat couscous. The recipe is simply amazing.