summer couscous salad
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I think I found this recipe in the Parade section of the Sunday newspaper many years ago. Made it first for a "gourmet picnic" and it got rave reviews. It has lots of ingredients - but each one adds a perfect flavor note!
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yield
10 serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
10 Min
Ingredients For summer couscous salad
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1 cfresh orange juice, (not from concentrate)
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1 cwater
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1 tspolive oil
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1/2 tspground ginger
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2 cplain couscous
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1 canmandarin oranges, 15 oz., drained, reserve juice
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1 cpeas, frozen and thawed, patted dry
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1/2 cgreen onions, finely chopped, including some of the green tops
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1/2 cdried cranberries
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1/2 tspfresh orange zest
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dashcayenne pepper
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2 tspfreshly squeezed lemon juice
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2 tspolive oil, additional
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1/3 ctoasted walnuts, finely chopped
How To Make summer couscous salad
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1In a saucepan, bring the water, orange juice, 1 teaspoon olive oil and ground ginger to a boil. Add couscous, stir, remove from the heat and cover. Let rest for 7 minutes.
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2Transfer the cooked couscous to a large bowl. Add the mandarin oranges, peas, green onions, cranberries and orange zest. Mix well.
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3In a small bowl, whisk together the cayenne pepper, lemon juice, 1/2 cup of the reserved mandarin orange juice and the other 2 teaspoons olive oil.
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4Pour the dressing over the couscous mixture and toss until well mixed. Stir in the nuts. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
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5Nutritional information PER serving 230 calories, 3.5g fat, 45 carbs, 7g protein, 4g fiber, 8mg sodium
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