Date-Nut Couscous

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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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Queezle_Sister - 27th April 2012
I love a breakfast porrige - this sounds amazing.

And is that a general formula for rice milk? Do you mean I don't have to buy those little boxes??

snoopy - 27th April 2012
re: the rice milk, indeed! that is all I did. now, if you plan to drink it plain, and you want it taste like the store bought, you'll want to strain the rice pulp, add some sweetener, and a little bit of oil. I didn't strain this because the pulp does no harm in this recipe. Also, for baked goods, I wouldn't worry about it. (and, just generally, I don't worry about it... but it does settle out and you'll have to shake it before the next use if you don't do this; also, it will taste a little less rice-y if you strain it) It also works without straining if you want to make a smoothie with rice milk. Add the rice and water to the blender, pulverize it for a couple minutes, and then add the rest of your ingredients.

Queezle_Sister - 19th May 2012
Hey snoopy -- I made rice milk - in the form of horchata. You inspired me!

http://www.cookbooker.com/recipe/30661/horchata?view=links

(edited 19th May 2012) 

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