Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 15-ounce can cannellini beans (white kidney beans), drained
  • 1 cup cranraisins(about 6 ounces)
  • 1 1/2 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoonground cumin
  • 1 cup eastern couscous (about 6 ounces)
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Method

  • Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until very tender and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes. Add cannellini beans and cranraisins and stir 1 minute. Add broth, cinnamon and cumin and bring to boil. Mix in couscous. Cover pot; remove from heat. Let stand 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile,toast slivered almonds in frying pan on medium heat until slightly browned.
  • Using fork, fluff couscous. Mix in mint and half of almonds. Season with salt and pepper. Mound couscous in bowl. Sprinkle with remaining almonds.