Peach Couscous

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2/3 cup whole wheat couscous
• 2/3 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 shallots or 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 4 quarters preserved fresh lemon rind, minced
• 2 peaches, diced
• 1 tablespoon honey

Recipe

• 1 couscous:.
• 2 preheat oven or toaster oven to 400 degrees.
• 3 place couscous in oven-proof container.
• 4 heat chicken broth to boiling in microwave or on stovetop, then stir into couscous; allow to sit for 10-15 minutes.
• 5 gently fluff couscous with fork and stir in olive oil until all the grains are coated evenly. you can use a fork or your fingers.
• 6 place couscous in the pre-heated oven to "toast" for another 10-15 minutes.
• 7 sauce:.
• 8 while the couscous is absorbing the chicken broth, melt butter in medium pan over medium-low heat. brown shallots or onion.
• 9 just before you put the couscous in the oven to toast, add preserved lemon and peaches to shallots and butter, allowing the sugars to caramelize slightly.
• 10 depending on how juicy the peaches are, you may need to add small quantities of water to keep the juices from burning and to keep the sauce appropriately liquid.
• 11 stir honey into the sauce just before the couscous is done toasting.
• 12 turn the couscous out onto plates and ladle the sauce over it.