Israeli cous cous and cranberry salad

1 likes 0 comments Recipe by Librarychick4405

Ingredients for 4 people

1 cup Israeli cous cous (also known as Pearl cous cous)
(fiona used 3-4 cups)
2 cups chicken stock (adjust if using more cous cous)
1 tbspn olive oil
1 cup dried cranberries (Craisins)
1 cup almonds and/or pine nuts (optional - toasted)
1/2 thinly sliced red onion
1 handful coriander
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Juice of half a lemon (Fiona used whole lemon)

50 min · Medium

Directions

1. Heat tbspn olive oil. Add cous cous and stir for 1 minute until slightly coloured.

2. Add chicken stock. Bring to boil then simmer gently for 15 mins with lid on. Can drain if necessary - keep an eye on it, can get sticky or dry and burn.

3. Let cool. You can put some olive oil in to break up the cous cous. Add all ingredients and then sprinkle lemon juice over the salad.

side dishes, couscous, cranberry, salad, craisins December 25, 2012 21:01

Author Fiona