Creamy Date and Apricot Couscous

Serves 6

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups reduced fat Australian milk
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
• 2 cardamom pods, bruised
• 1 kaffir lime leaf or strip of lime rind
• 1 cup couscous
• ¼ cup blanched almonds, lightly toasted and chopped
• 1 cup reduced fat Australian yogurt
• 4 fresh dates, pitted
• 1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped
• fresh mint leaves, for serving

Method

1. Gently heat milk with cinnamon stick, cardamom and lime leaf for 3-4 minutes. Drain.
2. Pour hot milk over combined couscous, dates and apricots and stand for 2-3 minutes. Fluff with a fork, stir in half the yogurt and the almonds.
3. Serve topped with remaining yogurt and fresh mint.

Tips / Handy Hints

Cardamom pods are available in the herb and spice section of your supermarket or fruit shop.