Couscous Salad

Submitted by breezermom

"This is a simple couscous salad. It is very simple and easy to make. I particularly like the pine nuts in this! Prep and cooking time do not include any chilling time."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup raisins
• 2⁄3 cup boiling water
• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
• 1⁄8 teaspoon powdered saffron
• 1 1⁄2 cups couscous, uncooked
• 1 1⁄2 cups celery, diced
• 1⁄3 cup green onion, sliced
• 1⁄3 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup olive oil

directions

1. Place the raisins in a small bowl; pour boiling water over raisins, and let stand 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
2. Comine the chicken broth and saffron in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Cover, and remove from heat immediately. Let stand for 4 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
3. Combine the couscous, raisins, celery, green onions, toasted pine nuts, and parsley in a large bowl; toss gently, and set aside.
4. In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, salt, pepper, and cinnamon in a bowl; stir well. Gradually add olive oil, beating constantly with a wire whisk until blended. Pour dressing mixture over couscous mixture; toss gently. Cover and chill thoroughly.

Reviews

[PalatablePastime]

Just perfect! This is a beautiful salad with just a hint of sweetness from the fruit. We just loved it.

 

[Sharon123]

Used veggie broth, added cucumbers and mint. I enjoyed all the flavors and made enough to enjoy several times. Thanks! Made for PRMR game.

 

[CaliforniaJan]

I love grain based salads...so tasty and easy to put together. The only thing I changed was to use dried cranberries instead of raisins, just for our preference. This is a keeper!

 

[Lori Mama]

This is very nice. I had to use saffron threads, as powdered is not available to me where we live. I wasn't quite sure how much to substitute, so only put a small amount in. I really liked the cinnamon hint in the background. Made for Photo Tag game.

 

[Annacia]

I'm so glad that I chose to make this, it's a fab salad. Didn't have pine nuts so used sliced almonds. Other than that it was right down the line. The lemon, saffron and cinnamon all shine like the evening star in this with each being distinct yet complimentary to each other. Every bite is pure pleasure as you savor the great ingredients.