I have some vague notion that I should eat flax seeds for their myriad health benefits, so I try to work them in when possible. In this case, it worked out fantastically well.



The toasty pine nuts and earthy flax seeds add some much-needed interest to plain old couscous, and it works well as a side dish for pork, lamb, or chicken. Another benefit: the hardest thing about this recipe is probably finding the flax seeds!


Couscous With Pine Nuts and Flax Seeds
serves 2-4 as a side.

Ingredients:

• about a teaspoon of butter
• handful of pine nuts
• small handful of flax seeds
• 1 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup couscous

Method:

• Melt butter in small saucepan. Add pine nuts and cook to toast.
• Add flax seeds cook a couple of seconds. As soon as they start popping like popcorn, immediately add the chicken broth.
• Bring broth to a boil. Add couscous, turn off heat, and cover for 5 minutes.
• Fluff with fork and serve immediately.