Sweet And Simple Couscous With Fruit

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 cup of shelled hazelnuts
• 1 1/2-2 cups of diced dried fruit
• 1 1/2 cups of dried couscous

Recipe

• 1 toast the nuts, either by dry toasting them in a pan on the stove or on a baking sheet in the oven. once toasted, chop them coarsely.
• 2 disolve the sugar in the water and bring to a boil.
• 3 add the fruit to the water. allow to simmer for a while to allow the fruit to rehydrate and cook.
• 4 add 1 cup of couscous to the water, stir. if mixture appears too thin, gradually add remaining couscous until mixture is thick enough. a lot of this will depend on how much water the fruit absorbed.
• 5 remove from heat, cover, let sit approximately 5 minutes.
• 6 fluff couscous with a fork, add the nuts, and mix well.