Ingredients
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1/2 lb couscous
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1 1/4 cups hot water
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2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
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12 dates, stoned and chopped
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12 almonds, whole
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1 1/2 cups mixed nuts, finely chopped
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2 tablespoons raisins, currants or 2 tablespoons sultanas
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1/2 cup sugar (to taste)
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1 orange, juice of
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1 tablespoon powdered sugar
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place couscous in a bowl and pour in the hot water, stirring as you do (or prepare according package instructions) and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine nuts (except whole almonds), dried fruit, sugar and orange juice.
- Set couscous in a sieve above a saucepan of boiling water and steam it for 10 minutes.
- Rub in melted butter or margarine and then continue to steam for another 5 to 10 minutes.
- When ready to serve, mix nut and dried fruit mixture into the couscous and turn it out onto a serving dish.
- Decorate with whole almonds and sprinkle with powdered sugar and cinnamon to serve.