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• Cuisine

  African >> Middle Eastern >> Egyptian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 30 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Bring 1 1/4 cup vegetable broth and water to a boil in a saucepan, stir in couscous, and mix in salt and black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 8 minutes. | 2. Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; stir in pine nuts and cook, stirring frequently, until pine nuts smell toasted and are golden brown, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. | 3. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan; cook and stir garlic and shallot in the hot oil until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir black olives and sun-dried tomatoes into garlic mixture and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often. Slowly pour in 1 cup vegetable broth and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce has reduced, 8 to 10 minutes. | 4. Transfer couscous to a large serving bowl, mix with sauce, and serve topped with parsley and pine nuts. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
vegetable broth	1 1/4	cups		202.95	32.9025	7.4415	4.797
water	1 1/4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
pearl couscous	2	cups		-	-	-	-
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1	pinch	ground	0.3608	0.0919	0.0149	0.0047
olive oil	5	tablespoons	divided	596.7	0.0	0.0	67.5
pine nut	1/2	cup		454.275	8.829	9.2407	46.1498
garlic	4	cloves	minced	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
shallot	1		minced	115.2	26.88	4.0	0.16
black olive	1/2	cup	sliced	-	-	-	-
tomato oil	1/3	cup	sun-dried drained chopped packed	82.5	15.0084	2.1582	1.5708
vegetable broth	1	cup		202.95	32.9025	7.4415	4.797
flat leaf parsley	1/4	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.