Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure
Date-Nut Couscous
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snoopy from Alexandria, VA
Fortuitously, I happened upon a properly-sized heatproof bowl at a discount store on my way home from work today, and I also picked up some dates on sale from the grocery store with no clear plan for their use. Back home, I had some whole wheat couscous in the pantry and leftover brown rice in the fridge. Enter this recipe.
After my experience with the fig risotto, I made this thinking a make ahead breakfast. That in mind, I whirred up some rice and water (1:3 ratio) in my blender for the rice milk and added vanilla but no sweetener. I measured out a cup of dates and then chopped them, so the total used was about 2/3 cup.
Everything came together very easily, although I made the mistake of trying to add the water to my pressure cooker after placing the bowl inside. After the pressure came down (much faster than the 10 minutes listed), it was necessary to stir the couscous well as it had compacted in the bowl, but the result was delicious! I had forgetten about the unique sweetness of a date. The result is plenty sweet enough for a breakfast.
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