Couscous with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomato

Name: Couscous with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomato
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters sliced black olives; 59 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 pinch ground black pepper; 5 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 473 milliliters pearl (Israeli) couscous; 118 milliliters pine nuts; 1 pinch salt; 1 shallot, minced; 79 milliliters sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and chopped; 237 milliliters vegetable broth; 296 milliliters water

Need a vegan main course? Couscous with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomato could be an outstanding recipe to try. One serving contains 651 calories, 15g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes. A mixture of pine nuts, pearl couscous, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring 1 1/4 cup vegetable broth and water to a boil in a saucepan, stir in couscous, and mix in salt and black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 8 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable Broth

Couscous

Water

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Sauce Pan

Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; stir in pine nuts and cook, stirring frequently, until pine nuts smell toasted and are golden brown, about 1 minute.

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Olive Oil

Pine Nuts

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat.

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan; cook and stir garlic and shallot in the hot oil until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir black olives and sun-dried tomatoes into garlic mixture and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often. Slowly pour in 1 cup vegetable broth and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce has reduced, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Sun Dried Tomatoes