Couscous With Almonds Food

COUSCOUS WITH CURRANTS, ALMONDS, AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Check couscous package instructions to see how much boiling water you will need. Place couscous and currants in a large bowl. Pour boiling water over top, cover, and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove cover, add toasted almonds and parsley, and fluff with a fork until combined. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve hot or at room temperature.

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Steps:

• 1 Place the raisins in a small bowl and add enough boiling water to cover them. Let the raisins sit in the water until they plump and soften, about 5 to 7 minutes. 2 Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan and add the olive oil, salt, and pepper. 3 Stir in the couscous, making sure that all of it is wet. Cover and set the saucepan aside in a warm place until the couscous is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. 4 Stir in the raisins, toasted almonds or pine nuts, and parsley. Drizzle the extra-virgin olive oil over the top.

COUSCOUS WITH ORANGE AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Put the couscous in a large bowl, add the 2 cups boiling water, 1 teaspoon salt and orange zest, then cover and let steam for 5 minutes. Remove the cover and fluff with a fork.
• Whisk together the orange juice, vinegar and olive oil in a small bowl. Add half of the dressing to the couscous along with the onion, orange, mint and parsley and gently combine with a fork.
• Put the radicchio in a bowl, add the remaining dressing and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer the couscous to a large platter, top with the radicchio and garnish with slivered almonds.

WHOLE-WHEAT COUSCOUS WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Place the couscous in a medium bowl and pour 1 1/2 cups of boiling water over it. Stir, cover, and let it stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small skillet, toast the almonds over medium heat until lightly golden, about 3 minutes; remove from heat.
• Uncover the couscous and add the almonds, oil, tomato, parsley, capers, and garlic. Season the mixture with salt and fluff with a fork. Serve at room temperature.

COUSCOUS WITH SAUTéED ALMONDS AND CURRANTS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the couscous, broth, paprika, cumin, turmeric, salt, and pepper, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and let rest for 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork.
• While the couscous is resting, heat the oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the almonds and cook, stirring, until fragrant and lightly golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer almonds and oil to a small bowl. Transfer fluffed couscous into a serving bowl and top with currants and the toasted almonds along with their oil.

COUSCOUS WITH SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• To prepare the almonds, heat the butter in a saute pan over medium heat until it is melted and bubbling. Add the almonds, cumin, turmeric, coriander, paprika, and salt. Saute until the almonds start to brown and the spices smell very fragrant, 4 to 5 minutes. Let cool.
• To prepare the couscous, heat the stock in a saucepan over high heat until boiling, then season with salt and pepper. Place the couscous in a large bowl, pour the hot stock over the couscous, and cover with foil. Let stand until the stock is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, coarsely chop the cooled almonds. When the couscous has absorbed the stock, fluff with a fork, add the almonds, and mix well. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.

COUSCOUS WITH RAISINS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Prepare couscous according to package directions. Fluff with a fork and toss in raisins and almonds. Serve warm.

COUSCOUS SALAD WITH ALMONDS AND FETA

Steps:

• Boil water.
• Pour couscous into a soup bowl. Add enough boiling water to cover couscous completely (even a bit more, depending on the type of couscous you have) and cover the bowl with a plate. Set aside for 8 minutes.
• Chop parsley, green onion, tomato, and pepper.
• When couscous is done (tender), scoop it into a bigger bowl and fluff it with a fork. Add chopped ingredients and mix together.
• Add crumbled feta and whole almonds and stir to blend everything together.
• Add olive oil and salt and pepper, and stir well once again.
• Serve on two plates and add ground fresh chili paste as you eat, according to your taste! Enjoy!

BUTTERED COUSCOUS WITH POMEGRANATE AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Halve the pomegranates and pick out the seeds. Divide the couscous between two large mixing bowls and pour 570ml (1 pint) boiling water into each one. Cover with a clean cloth and leave for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan and add the almonds. Cook them until they are golden, stirring now and then. This will only take a few minutes. Keep an eye on them as they can burn quite easily.
• Season the cousous and fluff with a fork. Divide the buttery almonds, pomegranate seeds and herbs between the bowls of couscous and stir.

COUSCOUS WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Plase couscous in a bowl. Mix stock and harissa and pour over the couscous. Leave to stand until the stock has been absorbed (about 8 mins).
• Fluff up the couscous and tip into a steamer basket. Steam for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile heat the butter and fry almonds for 2 minutes Add pine nuts and cayenne and fry for another 2 minutes remove and add fresh herbs.
• Tip out couscous and top with the nut mixture. Scatter over chilli flakes.

COUSCOUS PILAF WITH SHALLOTS, GARLIC AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Heat butter in saucepan over medium-high heat. When foaming subsides, add couscous and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add shallots and cook until softened and slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Mix in water, broth and salt; stir briefly to combine; then cover and remove pan from heat.
• Let stand until grains are tender, about 7 minutes. Uncover and fluff grains with fork. Stir in almonds, parsley, lemon juice and zest. Season to taste and serve.

COUSCOUS WITH DATES, RAISINS, AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine water, butter, orange peel and juice, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Bring to a boil. Add the couscous to the boiling water. Remove from heat and cover for ten minutes. Liquid should be absorbed. Fluff with a fork.
• In a small frying pan, heat the almonds over medium heat, stirring continuously until toasted. Add the raisins and dates and butter. Heat all until butter is melted.
• Serve couscous spread over a platter, top with topping mixture. Sprinkle a bit of powdered sugar over the top.

SPICED COUSCOUS WITH RAISINS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups hot water and raisins in small bowl. Soak raisins until softened, about 15 minutes. Drain water into large saucepan; reserve raisins. Add 2 tablespoons butter, wine, and saffron to pan; bring to boil. Stir in couscous. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion; cover and cook until translucent and tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Mix onion, reserved raisins, almonds, and cinnamon into couscous. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

COUSCOUS WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Put couscous in a large bowl and cover with boiling water.
• Cover and allow to sit for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring once or twice to fluff.
• Steam carrots, pepper and green beans until tender crisp.
• Add vegetables to couscous.
• Gently stir in onions, raisins and almonds, In a separate bowl, whisk oil, orange and lemon juice, cinnamon, parsley and dill.
• Pour dressing over couscous mixture, cover bowl and chill for 2 hours.