Couscous with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomato
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Couscous with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomato

1. Vegetable broth - 1 ¼ cups
2. Water - 1 ¼ cups
3. Pearl (Israeli) couscous - 2 cups
4. Salt - 1 pinch
5. Ground black pepper - 1 pinch
6. Olive oil, divided - 5 tablespoons
7. Pine nuts - ½ cup
8. Garlic, minced - 4 cloves
9. Shallot, minced - 1
10. Sliced black olives - ½ cup
11. Sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and chopped - ⅓ cup
12. Vegetable broth - 1 cup
13. Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Couscous with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomato

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

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. Remove from heat.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

Transfer couscous to a large serving bowl, mix with sauce, and serve topped with parsley and pine nuts.