My Couscous Salad

Submitted by Elmotoo

"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."

 

• Ready In: 12mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 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.)

 

[Sara Morford]

I found this recipe a number of years ago and even served it at my wedding. I love it. However, in my low carb days I turned it into a complete meal by subbing quinoa for the couscous. Yummy. Yummy. Yummy.

 

[stephstew]

This was such a flavorful way to prepare couscous! I loved the kick of the curry powder with the sweet/tart of the dried cranberries. This was a wonderful side with grilled chicken. I can't wait to try this recipe again and maybe add a little crunch with some toasted nuts.

 

[COOKGIRl]

This was a perfect side dish to our Recipe #179425 and Recipe #377658. I omitted the spinach leaves because we were eating asparagus as our veg side and this recipe as our starch. I agree with French Tart though that the couscous needs the spinach perhaps not so much for flavor but contrast of color. If I had had fresh cilantro on hand I would have garnished it on top. I substituted pearl couscous for standard and the last 5 minutes of standing time stirred in 2 tablespoons of dried barberries in place of dried cranberries. Used my homemade curry powder and only 1 3/4 teaspoons because even though it isn't particularly spicy it still has a bit of a kick. Delicious; and adaptable! Reviewed for NA*ME tag and Veg Tag/June.

 

[loof751]

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