Couscous Salad with Dried Cherries
Category: Salads
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water or chicken broth
- 3/4 cup quick-cooking couscous, uncooked
- 1/2 cup dried tart cherries
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped unpeeled cucumber
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts or slivered almonds (optional)
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
Bring water or broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; stir in couscous. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Uncover; let cool 10 minutes.
Put cooked couscous, dried cherries, carrots, cucumber, green onions and pine nuts in a large bowl; mix well. Combine vinegar, olive oil and mustard in a small container; mix well. Pour over couscous mixture; stir to coat all ingredients. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Serves 6 (4 cups).
Tags: almonds, balsamic vinegar, carrots, chicken broth, couscous, cucumber, dijon-style mustard, green onions, olive oil, pepper, pine nuts, salt, tart cherries, water
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