Israeli Couscous Salad
From borinda 16 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Yesterday this was served at a luncheon I attended. The guest speaker was the author of "Cooking Jewish", Judy Kancigor, and this is one of her recipes. The recipe's tasty with great textures and she's fun, the book a history of a family and its love told through food.
Ingredients
- Salad: shopping list
- 1 (8 ounce) pkg. toasted Israeli couscous shopping list
- 1 tsp. olive oil shopping list
- kosher salt shopping list
- 1 or 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut to 1/4" dice shopping list
- 1 red pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut to 1/4" dice shopping list
- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed and drained shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion shopping list
- 2/3 cup diced dates, snipped dried apricots, or raisins shopping list
- !/2 cup toasted pignoli shopping list
- !/4 cup mint or cilantro shopping list
- Freshly ground pepper to taste shopping list
- Dressing: shopping list
- 1/2 cup olive oil shopping list
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 3 Tbsp. orange juice shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon shopping list
- Freshly ground pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Combine the couscous, oil, and 1 tsp. of the salt 2 1/4 cups water in a large saucepan.
- Bring this to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and cover.
- Cook until the water is absorbed, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and transfer the couscous to a large mixing bowl and with a fork spread the grains to help it cool.
- When the couscous is cool mix in the other couscous ingredients.
- Dressing:
- Whisk the dressing ingredients together.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and then cover and chill at least two hours before serving.
- Remove the salad from the refrigerator 30 minutes before serving and check the salt, adjust if needed.
The Rating
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Superb recipe! I love the dressing.
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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I never had Israeli couscous before. is it this the larger round couscous? I have to look for it and try this recipe. Thank you.
elgab89
in Toronto loved it
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