Bean Tagine

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1 (10 ounce) package couscous
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon powdered saffron (can use tumeric for color if you can't find saffron)
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 6 apricots, pitted and quartered
• 1/3 cup cilantro leaf
• salt

Recipe

• 1 toast sesame seeds in a wide nonstick frying pan over medium heat, stirring often, until golden (about 3 minutes). remove from pan; set aside.
• 2 in same pan, combine onion and 1/4 cup water. cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until onion is soft (about 5 minutes); add water, 1 tablespoon at a time if pan appears dry. remove from heat.
• 3 in a 2-3 quart pan, bring milk and 1 cup water just to a boil over medium-high heat. stir in couscous; cover, remove from heat, and let stand until liquid has been absorbed (about 5 minutes). keep warm; fluff occasionally with a fork.
• 4 meanwhile, to onion mixture, add beans, broth, honey, ginger, cinnamon, saffron and pepper. bring to a boil over medium-high heat. then reduce heat so mixture boils gently; cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. add apricots, cook, stirring gently, just until heated through (about 3 minutes).
• 5 to serve, spoon couscous onto a rimmed platter, top with bean mixture. sprinkle with cilantro and sesame seeds, season with salt to taste.