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water sugar honey apricot orange rind lemon juice cinnamon sticks cardamom orange juice dates couscous salt mint
Viewed: 2 - Published at: 4 years agoIngredients
- 3 cups water, divided
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 32 dried apricot halves (about 5 1/2 ounces)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons grated orange rind
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
- 1 cardamom pod (optional)
- 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped pitted dates
- 1/2 cup uncooked couscous
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint
Method
- Combine 2 cups water, sugar, and honey in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Stir in apricots, rind, lemon juice, cinnamon, and cardamom, if desired. Reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes. Cool. Remove apricots with a slotted spoon; set aside. Strain syrup through a sieve into a large bowl; discard solids. Add orange juice and dates to syrup; cover and chill.
- Bring 1 cup water to a boil in pan; gradually stir in couscous and salt. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Cool completely. Spoon 1/2 cup couscous into each of 4 bowls. Arrange 8 apricot halves over couscous; sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons mint. Spoon 1/2 cup syrup over each serving.
