Orange-Ginger Couscous

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• Peel the thin skin from fresh ginger b y scraping it away with the side of a spoon.
• 1/4 c. sliced almonds
• 2 c. orange juice
• 1/3 c. sweetened dried cranberries
• 1/2 Tb. butter
• 1 tsp. orange zest
• 1 tsp. minced fresh ginger
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 (10 oz.) pkg. coucous

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake almonds in a single layer in a shallow pan 4-6 minutes or until toasted and fragrant.

2. Bring orange juice and next 6 ingredients to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat; remove from heat.

3. Stir in couscous. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork; stir in almonds.