Couscous and Apple Salad
A seasonal fresh pasta salad with apples, dried fruits, herbs and a heart healthy dressing!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
Salad:
- 1 cup Israeli Couscous or Trader Joe’s Harvest Blend Couscous
- 1 ¾ cups water, vegetable broth (or homemade chicken broth)
- ½ of red apple diced
- ½ a medium shallot diced (small)
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup dried apricots diced (small)
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- 2 Tablespoons mint chopped for garnish
Dressing:
- ⅛ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar I always use Bragg’s
- 2 teaspoons honey
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
Instructions
Salad Prep:
- Place a small pot of water (or broth if preferred) on high heat, bring to boil. While waiting for water to boil, prep all salad and dressing ingredients.
- Cook couscous in water or broth to package instructions. While pasta cooks make salad dressing
Salad Dressing:
- Combine all dressing ingredients in bowl and shake or whisk. Dress salad, toss and serve warm or cold.
Combine:
- When pasta is done, strain in a colander (do not rinse) then toss with all salad ingredients and dress, toss again. Add more sea salt of pepper if needed.