Couscous Salad with Dried Cherries

Name: Couscous Salad with Dried Cherries
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan Imperial & Coastal
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 0.75 cup couscous; 0.5 cup dried tart cherry; 0.5 cup carrot; 0.5 cup cucumber; 0.25 cup green onion; 0.25 cup pine nuts; 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp halal-certified Dijon mustard; salt and pepper

A Moroccan salad of couscous, tart cherry and carrot, simmered on the stove.

20 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 20 min · 20 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Bring water or broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; stir in couscous. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
5 min
2
Fluff with a fork; let cool 10 minutes, uncovered. Put cooked couscous, dried cherries, carrots, cucumber, green onions and pine nuts in a large bowl; mix well.
10 min
3
Combine vinegar, olive oil and mustard in a small container; mix well. Pour over couscous mixture; stir to coat all ingredients.
4
Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Notes and swaps

Allergens: Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.
Swaps: apple cider vinegar: Balsamic vinegar is alcohol-derived, so this recipe uses apple cider vinegar.