Pearl Couscous with Olives and Roasted Tomatoes

== Description ==
Always check the ingredients to make sure the product is vegan.
=== Ingredients ===
* For Roasted tomatoes and Dressing:
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* 1 - 2 pints Red Grape or cherry tomatoes (depending on how much you like tomatoes)
* 3 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
* 1/4 cup olive oil
* 1/4 warm water
* 1 tsp lemon juice
* 1 tsp salt
* 1/4 tsp black pepper
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* For couscous:
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* 2 3/4 cups un-Chicken or vegetable broth
* 2 1/4 cups pearl (Israeli) couscous
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 1 jar unpitted kalmata * 1/3 cup fresh, flat-leaf parsley, chopped
* 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
* 1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped
== Directions ==
Roast tomatoes and make dressing:
Preheat oven to 250F.
Halve tomatoes through stem ends and arrange, cut sides up, in one layer in a large shallow baking pan. Add garlic to pan and roast in the middle of the oven until the tomatoes are slightly shriveled around edges, about 1 hour.
Peel garlic and puree with oil, water, lemon juice, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup roasted tomatoes in a blender until dressing is very smooth.
Make cousous:
Bring broth to a boil in a heavy saucepan, stir in couscous, then simmer, uncovered, 6 minutes. Cover pan and remove from heat. Let stand 10 minutes.
Transfer couscous to a bowl and combine with the remaining ingredients, dressing, roasted tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste.
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