Tropical Couscous

Name: Tropical Couscous
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups fresh squeezed orange juice; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 (10 ounce) box couscous; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium); 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1/4 cup chopped cilantro; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives; 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger; 1 mango, peeled, pitted, and chopped; 1 orange, peeled, and chopped; 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"A good side for grilled meats. Per serving: 178 calories, 7 g fat, 26 g carb, 0 mg cholesterol"

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Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 ¹⁄₄ cups fresh squeezed orange juice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 (10 ounce) box couscous
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium)
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
¹⁄₄ cup chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 mango, peeled, pitted, and chopped
1 orange, peeled, and chopped
¹⁄₄ cup pine nuts, toasted

directions

Add orange juice and cumin to a saucepan; bring to a boil.
Add in couscous; cover.
Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
Fluff couscous; transfer to a large bowl; let cool.
In a small bowl, mix together the oil, soy sauce, and lime juice; stir into couscous.
Add in the cilantro, basil, chives, ginger, mango, and orange; toss to combine.
Sprinkle w/ nuts.

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Reviews

This recipe has beautiful fresh ingredients and is incredibly unique. It was a labor of love though since I don't have an electric juicer and had to squeeze many oranges to get the juice that's called for! The end result was worth it though, as my guests raved about it and went back for seconds and thirds. I personally was a tiny bit offset by the cumin, even though I love cumin, it seemed a bit overpowering and out of place with so many fruit flavors. Next time I will reduce the cumin and increase the fresh fruit and herbs. Oh, and I accidentally forgot to add the toasted pine nuts... but next time will really enjoy that extra dimension and crunch! Thanks for a lovely recipe!

Dans La Lune
This is the third time i've made this and once again rave reviews!

cpaige16
This was really good. I made this with scallops in an orange sauce. Wonderful.

Queenofcamping
This recipe is fantastic - really unique tastes combine to make a great dish! I used fine grain couscous which gave this a light, fluffy texture. I also doubled the quantity of the lime juice, mango and orange for a fruitier flavor and it turned out quite nicely.

KrabKokonas
We loved this one! At first when I was mixing the dressing, I thought it might be too much soy sauce and end up tasting more Asian than tropical. It didn't, though. The only substitution I made was walnuts for pine nuts, and we served it some carribean-style shrimp. yum!

JeriBinNC