Couscous With Garbanzo Beans And Golden Raisins

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups water
• 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons garlic oil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup couscous
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 finely grate peel from lemon to equal 1 1/2 tsp, set aside.
• 2 squeeze 2 tbsp juice from lemon.
• 3 combine 2 cups water. lemon juice, garlic oil, and ground cinnamon in medium saucepan.
• 4 bring to boil, simmer 1 minute.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 stir in couscous.
• 7 cover and let stand about 5 minutes, until water almost absorbed.
• 8 mix in garbanzo beans, golden raisins, and reserved lemon peel.
• 9 cover and let stand 5 minutes longer.
• 10 fluff couscous with fork.
• 11 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 12 transfer to bowl and serve.