Tony's Breakfast Couscous

Latimer received this recipe from the husband of one of her guides, and it quickly became a favorite way to start the day. You can prepare it the night before and serve warm or cold. The recipe is easy to double to serve more people. Use any combination of dried fruits you like--cherries, apples, blueberries, or raspberries. You can substitute one cup fat-free milk for dry, and decrease the water to 1/4 cup.

Yield: 3 servings (serving size: 2/3 cup)

Ingredients

• 1 1/4  cups  water
• 1/2  cup  nonfat dry milk
• 1/2  cup  uncooked couscous
• 1/4  cup  dried cranberries
• 1/4  cup  raisins
• 1/4  cup  chopped walnuts, toasted
• 2  tablespoons  brown sugar
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt

Preparation

Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan; stir in milk and remaining ingredients. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 10 minutes. (Mixture will thicken as it cools.)

Nutritional Information

Calories:

305 (21% from fat)

Fat:

6.9g (sat 0.7g,mono 1g,poly 4.8g)

Protein:

9.6g

Carbohydrate:

53.7g

Fiber:

3.3g

Cholesterol:

2mg

Iron:

1.1mg

Sodium:

169mg

Calcium:

174mg