Couscous Salad with Apricots, Pine Nuts, and Ginger
- 1 c Instant couscous
- 1/2 c Water
- 1 c Fresh orange juice
- 1/4 c Light olive oil
- Champagne vinegar
- 8 Dried apricots -- thinly
- Sliced
- 1 tb Dried currants
- 1 tb Golden raisins
- 2 ts Fresh ginger -- grated
- Salt
- 2 tb Pine nuts -- toasted (see
- Note)
Pour the couscous grains into a small mixing bowl. Combine the water,
orange juice, ollive 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.
Posted to Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #114
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:12:50 -0400
From: kmeade@ids2.idsonline.com (The Meades)
Recipe By : Fields of Greens by Annie Sommerville
orange juice, ollive 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.
Posted to Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #114
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:12:50 -0400
From: kmeade@ids2.idsonline.com (The Meades)
Recipe By : Fields of Greens by Annie Sommerville
