This Israeli Couscous with Dried Cranberries, Apricots & Currants is such a colorful salad. I used Traders Joe's Harvest Grains Blend, which has a little bit of orzo, baby garbanzo beans and quinoa in it. You can just used plain Israeli couscous.
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Yields: 8 Servings
Ingredients
Couscous
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 cups Israeli couscous (or barley or orzo)
4 cups vegetable broth or water
¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
½ cup dried apricots, diced
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup dried currants
½ cup slivered toasted almonds or pine nuts
Vinaigrette
¼ cup white balsamic vinegar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup olive oil
Directions
Couscous
1In a medium saucepan, add the olive oil and couscous and the broth or water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 to12 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated. Transfer the cooked couscous to a large bowl and set aside to cool. Add the parsley, dried cranberries, dried apricots, dried currants and almonds.
Vinaigrette
1In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, salt, and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil until smooth. Pour the vinaigrette over the couscous and toss to coat evenly.
this was very good, I used maybe half the dressing and still delicious with plenty of flavor from all the ingredients. I used roasted almond slivers this time, next time I will use pistachios… Yum! Thanks for a delicious recipe.
theresa
July 4, 2022
this was very good, I used maybe half the dressing and still delicious with plenty of flavor from all the ingredients. I used roasted almond slivers this time, next time I will use pistachios… Yum! Thanks for a delicious recipe.