Dried Cherry Couscous Salad

Name: Dried Cherry Couscous Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 cups chicken broth or 3 cups water; 2 cups couscous; 2 cups dried tart cherries; 2 cups carrots, coarsely chopped; 1 1/2 cups cucumbers, chopped; 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; salt and pepper, to taste; toasted slivered almonds, for garnish (optional)

Submitted by noway

"Unique picnic side dish. I've made this several times when bringing a side dish to summer barbecues. Every time, there's at least one person that asks me for the recipe. The original recipe also calls for 1 cup chopped onions, but I leave this out."

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photo by Lori Mama

Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 24

ingredients

3 cups chicken broth or 3 cups water
2 cups couscous
2 cups dried tart cherries
2 cups carrots, coarsely chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ cups cucumbers, chopped
¹⁄₂ cup balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
salt and pepper, to taste
toasted slivered almonds, for garnish (optional)

directions

Bring broth or water to a boil in a medium saucepan; stir in couscous.
Cover and remove from heat.
Let stand for 5 minutes.
Uncover and stir with a fork until all grains are fluffy.
Let cool for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine cooked couscous, dried cherries, carrots, and cucumber.
In a small bowl, combine vinegar, olive oil, and mustard, mix well.
Pour over couscous mixture and toss to coat.
Season with salt and pepper if desired.
Garnish with toasted almonds.
Serve chilled or at room temperature.

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Reviews

delicious!! Thank you for posting!! I skipped the nuts but added green onions. <br/>Thank you again.

katie in the UP
Nice salad. I halved the recipe and chose to grate the carrots and omitted the nuts. Made for Everyday Holiday Tag game. :)

Lori Mama
Great tasting salad, this! I was going to cut back on the amount I made, but then used the water instead of the chicken broth & gifted half of it to my vegetarian son & DIL, & they were thrilled with it! The only small things I did differently was to [1]shred the carrot & [2]use lemon pepper instead of the usual S&P! Another time I MIGHT include half a cup of diced sweet onion, but that doesn't change the fact that the salad, as you have it is very nice! Thanks for a great keeper recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

Sydney Mike
This is a very nice, healthy couscous salad recipe! The taste is yummy with the different veggies and the cherry adding a little fruity sweetness to it. All in all great for warm days as it is yummy, colourful and refreshing! Although I liked this a lot, I somehow thought something was missing tastewise. I cant put my finger on it, but I felt it needed something more. Maybe some cumin or curry? I will surely make this again and play around a little. THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this great recipe with us, The Wallaces! Made and reviewed for Everyday Is A Holiday Tag Game April 10.

Lalaloula

Tweaks

Great tasting salad, this! I was going to cut back on the amount I made, but then used the water instead of the chicken broth & gifted half of it to my vegetarian son & DIL, & they were thrilled with it! The only small things I did differently was to [1]shred the carrot & [2]use lemon pepper instead of the usual S&P! Another time I MIGHT include half a cup of diced sweet onion, but that doesn't change the fact that the salad, as you have it is very nice! Thanks for a great keeper recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

Sydney Mike