My Couscous Salad

Elmotoo's Note:

I made this up one day then mom decided she needed the recipe. So here it is in print. It's a beautiful dish. Feel free to substitute different spices for the curry powder - just please tell me what you used & how it turned out! I substituted ras el hanout & it was yummy. Can be made vegan by using 2TB olive oil & eliminating the butter.

• Total Time: 12 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1 cup couscous
• 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves

Directions:

1. Melt butter with the oil in large saucepan.
2. Saute onion briefly. Add salt, dried cranberries & curry powder. Cook, stirring, until onions are softened.
3. Add broth & bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat. Cover & let stand 5 minutes.
4. Stir in spinach, cover & let stand additional 2 minutes. This wilts the spinach but doesn't cook it.
5. Fluff with a fork & enjoy.

Reviews

[French Tart]

Rating as a 5 star as I did not have the spinach leaves! This may have made all the difference to this recipe, which was lovely, but we thought it could do with another element - I am sure the spinach leaves was it!! :-) We enjoyed the addition of the cranberries, this was a great fruity taste to the curry couscous. We both enjoyed this with salad leaves and crusty bread for a light supper tonight! Thanks Bethie, made for the Veg'N'Swap in the Veggie forum. FT:-) (Photos to be posted - noted due to the changes on the 7th July.)

[loof]

Great couscous! Loved the addition of the cranberries and spinach. My curry was fairly mild and was great with these flavors. Thanks for sharing your recipe! Made for the Best of 2011 event, recommended by Mikekey

[Mikekey]

A big 10 stars here! One of the best couscous recipes I have made. Didn't change a thing. The sweet/tart of the cranberries compliment the heat of the curry powder. A perfect side for a grilled chicken.