Couscous Salad With Apricots Pine Nuts & G Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
1 cup instant couscous
1/2 cup water
1 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup light olive oil
1 champagne vinegar
8 whole dried apricots --
1 thinly sliced
1 tbsp dried currants
1 tbsp golden raisins
2 tsp fresh ginger -- grated
1 salt
2 tbsp pine nuts -- toasted
Recipe Preparation
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
Servings: 4
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