Sweet Couscous With Figs

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup chopped dried fig
• 1/2-1 tablespoon turbinado sugar or light brown sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup couscous

Directions

1. 1

   Warm the milk with the butter, figs, sugar, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat until small bubbles form at the rim and it just begins to approach a boil.

2. 2

   Stir in the couscous; cover, and remove from heat.

3. 3

   Let couscous stand for about 5 minutes; spoon into bowls and pass additional sugar at the table, along with milk, if desired.