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FRUITY COUSCOUS

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1½ teaspoons ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1½ teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 cup pine nuts

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup halved ground cherries (also called Cape gooseberries or physallis), optional
• 3 cups chicken stock

• 2 cups couscous
• 1 teaspoon salt
• A few grindings of fresh black pepper

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.

Add the spices, sugar and pine nuts and stir for a minute or two. Add the lemon juice, cilantro, fruit and stock. Bring to a boil.

Stir in the couscous and salt and pepper, cover the pan and remove it from the heat. Stir occasionally with a fork. It will stay warm for half an hour.

When ready to serve, mound in a bowl and decorate with stripes of cinnamon.