Israeli Couscous With Pine Nuts and Fresh Parsley

photo by januarybride
- Ready In:
- 33mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1⁄2 cup pine nuts
- 1⁄2 cup shallot, finely chopped
- 1 1⁄2 cups israeli couscous
- 1⁄2 large cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leaf (fresh if you have it!)
- 1 3⁄4 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, minced
- 1⁄2 lemon, zest of
- 1⁄4 cup raisins
- fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
directions
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Add pine nuts and stir until golden brown. Transfer to a small bowl.
- Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the same pan over medium heat.
- Add shallots and saute until golden. Add couscous, cinnamon stick and bay leaf, stirring until couscous browns slightly.
- Add broth and salt then bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed and couscous is tender, about 10 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in the fresh parsley, pine nuts and lemon zest.
- Optional: add the raisins for a savory/sweet taste.
- Season with fresh cracked black pepper to taste.
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Reviews
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SO glad I made this FANTASTIC recipe. We are not huge fans of middle eastern foods - but this is SO amazing. Fresh, flavorful and easy. This would be a great vegetarian lunch or a great side dish for a BBQ or pot luck. My couscous got a little too dry at 12 minutes (what they recommended on the box), so I simply added a little lemon juice and a sprinkle of olive oil and WOW did this pop the flavors. I think the raisins are a must, as they bring together the sweet and savory. I used less parsley than what the recipe called for (my parsley plant is a little sparse with this heat we have had) and just threw in some salt free 21 salute seasoning (from Trader Joes). Will most certainly make this easy recipe again in the future.
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