Cheat's Easy Spiced Couscous With Fruit and Nuts - in a Jar! Recipe
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Ingredients:
- 4 tsp ras el hanout spice mix or 1 tsp ground cumin
- 6 -8 soft dried apricots, chopped finely
Directions:
- Mix all the dry ingredients together.
- (The amounts can be doubled or even quadrupled for long term storage of up to 6 -9 months.).
- When you are ready to prepare the couscous, measure out the correct serving of dry ingredients into a large bowl, preferably the one you will be serving it from. The dry & wet combination is given above in the ingredients.
- Add the olive oil or butter & mix thoroughly.
- Add the boiling stock and mix thoroughly - place a clean tea towel over the top of the bowl and leave for 5 minutes.
- Fluff up the couscous after 5 minutes & add more liquid if needed.
- Add a knob of butter or a teaspoon of live oil - mix & sprinkle with freshly chopped coriander - cilantro before serving.
- You could also add more nuts or fruit as a garnish if you wish.
- This is a basic recipe - all kinds of dried fruit and nuts can be used such as: almonds, cashew nuts, dried cherries or cranberries, dried banana or coconut. It will depend on what you will be serving it with!
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 386.87 Kcal (1620 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 119.84 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 13.32g | 20% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 15.24mg | 5% | |
| Sodium | 106.22mg | 4% | |
| Potassium | 291.82mg | 6% | |
| Total Carbs | 57.79g | 19% | |
| Sugars | 6.3g | 25% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 4.25g | 17% | |
| Protein | 9.3g | 19% | |
| Vitamin C | 8.1mg | 14% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 3% | |
| Iron | 3.1mg | 17% | |
| Calcium | 49.8mg | 5% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 233.65 Kcal (978 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 72.38 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 8.04g | 20% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 9.2mg | 5% | |
| Sodium | 64.15mg | 4% | |
| Potassium | 176.25mg | 6% | |
| Total Carbs | 34.9g | 19% | |
| Sugars | 3.8g | 25% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.56g | 17% | |
| Protein | 5.62g | 19% | |
| Vitamin C | 4.9mg | 14% | |
| Iron | 1.9mg | 17% | |
| Calcium | 30.1mg | 5% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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