Couscous with Garbanzo Beans and Golden Raisins

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Couscous with Garbanzo Beans and Golden Raisins

 

1 lemon

2 tablespoons garlic oil

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup couscous

1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, (chickpeas), rinsed, drained

1/2 cup golden raisins

 

 

 

Finely grate enough peel from lemon to measure 1 1/2 teaspoons; set lemon peel

aside. Squeeze enough juice from lemon to measure 2 tablespoons. Combine 2 cups

water, lemon juice, garlic oil and ground cinnamon in medium saucepan. Bring to

boil. Simmer 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup couscous. Cover and let

stand until water is almost absorbed, about 5 minutes. Mix in garbanzo beans,

golden raisins and reserved lemon peel. Cover and let stand 5 minutes longer.

Fluff couscous with fork. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer

couscous to bowl and serve.

 

4 servings

 

Source: Bon Appétit, February 2000

Formatted by Chupa Babi: 03.08.09

 

Couscous is easy to cook—just add it to boiling water, remove it from the

heat, and let it stand for a few minutes until the water is absorbed.. The

addition of cinnamon, lemon peel, garbanzo beans and golden raisins gives this

side dish a Mediterranean flair.

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