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Couscous with Pine Nuts and Currants

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1/8 cup sesame seeds
1/8 cup pine nuts
1 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup dry whole-wheat couscous (made from semolina, which is used to make pasta)
1 can (15.5 oz) chickpeas, drained
1 cup peeled, seeded and finely diced cucumber
1/8 cup dried currants plumped in water
1/4 cup fines herbes (or minced mint, cilantro and parsley)
Lemon juice
Red pepper flakes

Preparation

  1. Heat oven to 400°F. Spread sesame seeds and pine nuts on a cookie sheet and bake until golden, about 5 minutes. Remove from sheet and set aside. In a large saucepan, boil 1 cup water with butter and salt. Remove from heat and add couscous. Stir, cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Toss couscous with sesame seeds, pine nuts, chickpeas, cucumber, currants, and fines herbes. Season to taste with remaining ingredients and salt and pepper.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutritional analysis per serving 393 calories
10.3 g fat (2 g saturated fat)
65.6 g carbohydrates
14.1 g protein
12 g fiber
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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