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Couscous Salad with Dried Cherries
Ingredients
1 cup water or chicken broth
3/4 cup quick-cooking couscous, uncooked
1/2 cup dried tart cherries
1/2 cup coarsely chopped carrots
1/2 cup chopped unpeeled cucumber
1/4 cup sliced green onions
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts or slivered almonds (optional)
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
Salt and pepper, to taste
Method
1. Bring water or broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; stir incouscous. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes.Fluff with a fork. Uncover; let cool 10 minutes.
2. Put cooked couscous, dried cherries, carrots, cucumber, greenonions and pine nuts in a large bowl; mix well. Combinevinegar, olive oil and mustard in a small container; mix well.Pour over couscous mixture; stir to coat all ingredients. Seasonwith salt and pepper, if desired. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Makes 4 cups; about 6 servings.
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