Couscous with Pistachios and Apricots

Name: Couscous with Pistachios and Apricots
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters chopped red onion; 59 milliliters lemon juice; 283 grams box of couscous, about 1 1/3 cups; 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil, divided; 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste; 118 milliliters shelled raw pistachios; 10 dried apricots, chopped; 79 milliliters chopped parsley; 2 teaspoons Optional harissa, prepared or homemade (see this Paula Wolfert harissa recipe)

Couscous with Pistachios and Apricots is a dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan side dish. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 13g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 479 calories. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. Head to the store and pick up onion, apricots, extra virgin olive oil, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Soak chopped onion in lemon juice:

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Lemon Juice

Onion

Place the chopped onion in a small bowl.

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Onion

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Bowl

Pour the lemon juice over the onions, set aside and let the onions soak in the lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

Onion

Toast pistachios: Toast the pistachios in a small pan on medium-high heat until lightly browned and fragrant. (Take care when toasting nuts, they can burn quickly if you don't pay attention!)

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Pistachio Nuts

Toast

Nuts

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat and place into a small bowl to cool.

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Bowl

Cook the couscous: Put 2 cups of water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.

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Couscous

Water

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Sauce Pan

Add one tablespoon of olive oil and one teaspoon of salt to the water. Once the salt dissolves, stir in the couscous, turn off the heat and cover the pot. Move the pot off the hot burner and let the couscous steam, covered, for 5-6 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Couscous

Water

Salt

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Pot

Combine ingredients to make salad: Scoop out the couscous into a large bowl and fluff with a fork. Stir in the harissa, if using. Stir in the pistachios, chopped apricots and parsley. Stir in the red onion and lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

Pistachio Nuts

Red Onion