Best Couscous With Pomegranate Mint And Pine Nuts Recipes

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COUSCOUS WITH PINE NUTS



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Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     side-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
3/4 cup chopped shallots (3 to 4 shallots)
3 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups couscous
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts (pignolis)
1/4 cup dried currants
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the shallots and cook them over medium-low heat for 3 minutes, until translucent. Add the chicken stock, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat. Stir in the couscous, cover the pan, and set aside for 10 minutes. Add the pine nuts, currants, and parsley and fluff with a fork to combine. Serve hot.

COUSCOUS WITH POMEGRANATE, MINT AND PINE NUTS



Couscous with Pomegranate, Mint and Pine Nuts image

Take the pomegranate and score it in quarters just through the skin. Take a sharp knife to the top of the pomegranate and it will pop open. Take each quarter and turn upside down in the palm of your hand over a bowl. Hit the back of the pomegranate with a wooden spoon and the seeds will pop out.

Provided by Cyndy Hinton

Categories     Fruit Sides

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 c diced fresh fennel
1 Tbsp minced fresh mint
1/3 c toasted pine nuts
3 c cooked Israeli or whole wheat couscous
Seeds from 1 pomegranate

Steps:

  • 1. In a large mixing bowl whisk together olive oil, vinegar, salt, fennel, fresh mint and pine nuts.
  • 2. Add couscous and gently incorporate dressing with couscous with a fork.
  • 3. Add pomegranate seeds and fold gently with a spoon.
  • 4. Allow salad to remain at room temperature for 30 minutes so that the flavors can blossom.

COUSCOUS WITH PINE NUTS AND MINT



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Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     side-dish

Time 25m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons good olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 cup chopped yellow onion
3 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade
1 1/2 cups couscous
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup julienned fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted

Steps:

  • Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook over medium-low heat for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Stir in the couscous, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and remove from the heat. Cover the pot tightly and allow the couscous to steam for 10 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir in the mint and pine nuts. Taste for seasonings and add about 1 teaspoon salt, depending on the saltiness of the stock, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Serve hot.

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