My friend Missy shared this recipe with me and swears that it’s helping her stay trim this summer. Couscous is a great grain that fills you up without all the starch of a heavy pasta. This salad is sweet and spicy and delicious! Try it for lunch this week.
Ingredients:
2 cups dry couscous
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
2 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 cup carrots, diced
1/2 cup raisins
1 tart apple, chopped
Juice from half a fresh lemon
1/2 cup almonds, sliced
2 fresh green onions, chopped
1/4 cup red onion, diced
Directions:
- Cook couscous according to package directions.
- Place in a large bowl and fluff with fork. Set aside.
- Whisk together yogurt, olive oil, vinegar, curry, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Pour over fluffed couscous and mix well with a fork.
- Gently fold in carrots, apples, raisins, almonds, green onions and red onions.
- Serve at room temperature.
- Refrigerate leftovers in a tightly sealed container.
I feel so lucky that I got to sample so many of your blog recipes in person 🙂 I loved this couscous and I can’t wait to make it in my own kitchen.
love the adddions to the recipe. i must say though im a fan of the tumeric- even if just a dash and i love currents ilo raisins. adding lemon is a brilliant idea.
i’m eating some right now. i’m not all that slim and trim though 🙂
Cannot get tumeric here in Denmark–that’s the only reason I deleted it 🙁
Hey KP,
I made this couscous recipe while my mom was in town and it turned out delicious! Quick and easy and a perfect meal for a hot summer night!
Glad you like it Meg! I just made another batch today. I’m hooked on it–hoping it will help me lose this baby weight 🙂
that’s a very nice recipe of couscous bravo Pierre de Paris
Thanks Pierre! I like this salad so much I plan to make it again this week for lunch 🙂 -KP