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# Healthy Eating Recipes: Couscous With Carrots, Walnuts, and Raisins
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/couscous_with_carrots_walnuts_and_raisins_0131111136/
- Published: 2011-01-31T00:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T15:52:39.000Z
- Description: A quick side dish of couscous toasted with olive oil, walnuts and pumpkin pie spice, then steamed with raisins and shredded carrots. Four servings at 218 calories each, from the NHLBI's Deliciously Healthy Dinners.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Grain Side Dish, Recipes & Dining, Healthy Eating Recipes, #vivvo-import

This quick-cooking grain dish has a touch of sweet and nutty flavors to go with most main dishes

*Recipe Source: Deliciously Healthy Dinners*

Prep time Cook time Yields Serving Size

5 minutes 12 minutes 4 servings ½ C couscous

**Ingredients**

1 C couscous (try whole-wheat couscous)

1 tsp olive oil

2 Tbsp walnuts, coarsely chopped

¼ tsp salt

1/8 tsp black pepper

½ tsp pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon

1 1/2 C water

2 Tbsp raisins

½ C carrots, rinsed, peeled, and shredded or thinly sliced; cut in half

**Directions**

1, In a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir couscous, olive oil, walnuts, salt, pepper, and spice just until couscous begins to brown.

2, Slowly add water, then raisins and carrots. Cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. 

3, Remove from the heat, and let stand for 10 minutes.

4, Fluff with a fork. Serve immediately.

**Nutrition Facts** 

calories 218

Total fat 4 g

Saturated fat 0 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 155 mg

Total fiber 3 g

Protein 6 g

Carbohydrates 39 g

Potassium 168 mg

*Photo & recipe courtesy of Keep the Beat™, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.*