Couscous With Pine Nuts and Mint

• servings: 6 servings
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons good olive oil

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 cup chopped yellow onion

3 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade

1 1/2 cups couscous

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup julienned fresh mint leaves, loosely packed

1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted

Directions

Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook over medium-low heat for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Stir in the couscous, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and remove from the heat. Cover the pot tightly and allow the couscous to steam for 10 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir in the mint and pine nuts. Taste for seasonings and add about 1 teaspoon salt, depending on the saltiness of the stock, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Serve hot.

Nutrition

• Calories: 330
• Total Fat: 13g
• Saturated Fat: 3g
• Cholesterol: 9mg
• Sodium: 496mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 43g
• Dietary Fiber: 4g
• Total Sugars: 3g
• Protein: 10g