Recipe - Acorn Squash Stuffed With Apple Couscous

1 cup Couscous
1 cup Apple juice
One fourth cup Prunes, pitted & chopped
One fourth cup Dried cranberries
One fourth cup Dried apples
One fourth cup Apple juice concentrate,
thawed
One fourth teaspoon Cardamom, ground
1 tablespoon Maple syrup
4 Acorn squash, halved &
seeded
One fourth cup Pecans, toasted & chopped,
optional

Place couscous in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.

Bring apple juice to a boil in a small saucepan & pour over the couscous.
Cover & set aside until the juice is absorbed. This will take 15 minutes.

Stir in the fruit, apple juice concentrate, cardamom & maple syrup. Set
aside.

Steam squash halves until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain & place on a
baking sheet. Preheat oven to 350F. Fill squash halves with the couscous
mixture & bake for 20 minutes. Top with pecans & serve.

"Vegetarian Gourmet" Winter, 1995
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #268

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 23:47:59 0400

From: BobbieB1@aol.com