Spicy Pearl/Israeli Couscous
Recipe: #18427
April 08, 2015
"Been having some problems with my blood sugars so trying to eat low GI and Pearl/Israeli couscous fits the bill and this is what I came up with the have with QueenBea's #recipe1671"
Original recipe yields 3 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (316.1 g)
- Calories 537.8
- Total Fat - 13.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.5 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 16.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 91.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 8.4 g
- Sugars - 16.9 g
- Protein - 14.6 g
- Calcium - 85.9 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 7.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Put olive oil into a heated saucepan and then add the onion and almonds and cook till onions are soft and then put in the cumin, coriander and couscous and cook for about 5 minutes till slightly coloured.
Step 2
Add the water and bring to the boil and then turn down to a simmer and put on the lid and cook for 10 to 15 minutes until all the water has been absorbed.
Step 3
Stir and then add the dates and apricots.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.
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