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     Title: Couscous w/Pistachios & Apricots
Categories: Pasta, Fruits, Nuts, Herbs, Citrus
     Yield: 5 Servings

   1/2 c  Chopped red onion
   1/4 c  Lemon juice
    10 oz Box couscous; abt 1 1/3 c
     2 tb Olive oil; divided
     1 ts Salt; + more to taste
   1/2 c  Shelled raw pistachios *
    10    Dried apricots; chopped
   1/3 c  Chopped parsley
     2 ts Harissa or Sriracha; opt

 * If you only have access to shelled roasted pistachios,
 use them and skip step 2 in the method instructions.

 Place the chopped onion in a small bowl. Pour the lemon
 juice over the onions, set aside and let the onions soak
 in the lemon juice.

 Toast the pistachios in a small pan on medium-high heat
 until lightly browned and fragrant. (Take care when
 toasting nuts, they can burn quickly if you don't pay
 attention!) Remove from heat and place into a small bowl
 to cool. (Skip this if using pre-toasted pistachios.
 Also, omit or cut back on the salt if the nuts from the
 store are pre-salted.)

 Put 2 cups of water in a medium saucepan and bring to a
 boil. Add one tablespoon of olive oil and one teaspoon of
 salt to the water. Once the salt dissolves, stir in the
 couscous, turn off the heat and cover the pot. Move the
 pot off the hot burner and let the couscous steam,
 covered, for 5-6 minutes.

 Scoop out the couscous into a large bowl and fluff with a
 fork. Stir in the harissa, if using. Stir in the
 pistachios, chopped apricots and parsley. Stir in the red
 onion and lemon juice. Add one more tablespoon of olive
 oil, stir well and add salt to taste. Serve warm or at
 room temperature.

 Yield: Serves 4-6 as a side dish.

 UDD Notes: I made this to go with the cilantro-lime
 chicken I was test flying. The recipes went very well
 together. I only had salted, pre-roasted pistachios in
 the shell available to me. It's a lot of work to shell
 out a half-cup of those. But, it's worth it if you can't
 find just the pistachio meats. I also used cilantro in
 place of the parsley - as I had the rest of a bunch from
 the cilantro-lime chicken that was to go with this dish.

 From: http://www.simplyrecipes.com

 Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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