Fragrant Citrus Couscous With Pork

Ingredients

• 1 pound mushrooms
• 4 ounces whole onion or 3 ounces ready-cut onion (1 cup)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 6 ounces pork tenderloin
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• Cayenne pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon lemon rind
• 1 tablespoon orange rind
• ⅓ cup dried apricots
• 1 cup whole-wheat couscous
• ½ cup chopped parsley
• ½ cup chopped mint
• 1 large tomato
• ¼ teaspoon salt

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (3 servings)

    409 calories; 5 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 67 grams carbohydrates; 8 grams dietary fiber; 14 grams sugars; 26 grams protein; 36 milligrams cholesterol; 253 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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3 servings

Preparation

1. Preheat broiler, or prepare top-of-the-stove grill.
2. Wash, dry, trim and slice the mushrooms; chop the whole onion.
3. Heat oil in large nonstick pot, and saute mushrooms and onions in hot oil to soften.
4. Cut tenderloin into 1/4-inch-thick pieces, and rub each side with 2 teaspoons of the cumin and a sprinkling of the cayenne. Broil or grill until brown on both sides, about 5 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, grate lemon and orange rind; chop apricots.
6. Follow package directions for making couscous. Add water to onions and mushrooms; bring to boil. Stir in couscous, lemon and orange rind, apricots, remaining cumin and cayenne; cover, and turn off heat.
7. Cut cooked pork into bite-size pieces, and stir into couscous.
8. Wash, dry and chop parsley and mint; wash, trim and chop tomato. When cosucous is done, add parsley, mint and tomato. Season with salt and serve.

About 35 minutes