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Prep 5 minCook 20 minServes 2
Ingredients
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70 g dried apricots, halved
150 ml water (150 g)
15 g honey
110 g wholemeal couscous (dry)
420 ml milk (432 g)
1 g ground cinnamon
120 g Greek yoghurt
Method
Simmer the apricots in the water in a small covered pan for 15 minutes, until swollen and falling apart under a spoon.
Blend or mash them with their cooking liquid and the honey to a smooth purée. Dried fruit left in pieces stays leathery; this wants to drop from a spoon like jam, so add a little water if it is stiff.
Heat the milk with the cinnamon until steaming but not boiling.
Put the couscous in a bowl, pour over all but 80 ml of the hot milk, cover with a plate and leave 8 minutes. Fork it through: the grains should be plump and damp with no dry centre. Stir in the reserved milk so it stays loose.
Spoon the couscous into two bowls, swirl the apricot purée through and top with the yoghurt.
Safety and storage
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool and cover within two hours, split large amounts into shallow containers, and reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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Warm Milk Couscous with Apricot Purée
Serves 2 · Prep 5 min · Cook 20 min
Couscous steamed soft in hot cinnamon milk, spooned over a smooth stewed-apricot purée with a spoonful of yoghurt.
Ingredients
70 g dried apricots, halved
150 ml water (150 g)
15 g honey
110 g wholemeal couscous (dry)
420 ml milk (432 g)
1 g ground cinnamon
120 g Greek yoghurt
Approximate per serving
2183 kJ / 521.8 kcal · protein 19 g · carbohydrate 76 g · fibre 5.5 g · fat 13.5 g · sodium 125.7 mg
Method
Simmer the apricots in the water in a small covered pan for 15 minutes, until swollen and falling apart under a spoon.
Blend or mash them with their cooking liquid and the honey to a smooth purée. Dried fruit left in pieces stays leathery; this wants to drop from a spoon like jam, so add a little water if it is stiff.
Heat the milk with the cinnamon until steaming but not boiling.
Put the couscous in a bowl, pour over all but 80 ml of the hot milk, cover with a plate and leave 8 minutes. Fork it through: the grains should be plump and damp with no dry centre. Stir in the reserved milk so it stays loose.
Spoon the couscous into two bowls, swirl the apricot purée through and top with the yoghurt.
Safety and storage
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool and cover within two hours, split large amounts into shallow containers, and reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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