Couscous salad with apricots~ pine nuts g

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

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

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