Israeli Couscous with Dried Cranberries, Apricots & Currants

By Leslie Blythe  , , ,   ,

July 15, 2015

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.

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1 Review

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.

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