Cooking Recipe Couscous Salad With Apricots~ Pine Nuts & G
Recipe Ingredients
1 c
Instant couscous
1/2 c
Water
1 c
Fresh orange juice
1/4 c
Light olive oil
Champagne vinegar
8
Whole dried apricots --
Thinly sliced
1 tb
Dried currants
1 tb
Golden raisins
2 ts
Fresh ginger -- grated
Salt
2 tb
Pine nuts -- toasted
Directions
Pour the couscous grains into a small mixing bowl. Combine the water,
orange juice, olive oil, and 2 Tbsp. vinegar in a medium-size
saucepan.
Bring the liquid just to a boil and stir in the dried fruit, ginger,
and 1/2 tsp. salt; pour immediately over the couscous. Cover the bowl
and let it sit for
20 minutes.
When the couscous is ready, gently fluff it with a fork and toss with
the pine nuts. Add salt to season and an additional splash of
vinegar to brighten the flavor.
Recipe By : Fields of Greens by Annie Sommerville