Moroccan couscous salad

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Chicken broth
⅓ cup Currants
1 teaspoon Curry powder
¾ teaspoon Ground cumin
1 cup Couscous
½ cup Thinly sliced green onions
2 tablespoons Whole natural almonds; PLUS
½ cup Whole natural almonds; toasted *
¼ teaspoon Grated lemon peel
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
½ cup Almond or vegetable oil
¼ cup Chopped parsley
Romaine lettuce leaves
2 Tomatoes; cut in 1/4\" rounds

Directions

Combine chicken broth, currants, curry powder and cumin in medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; stir in couscous and green onions. Cover and let sit 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork; cool. Grind 2 tablespoons almonds in blender. Add lemon peel, lemon juice and almond oil; blend until thoroughly mixed. Toss cooled couscous with almond dressing, remaining ½ cup almonds and parsley. Line serving platter with lettuce leaves. Arrange tomato around sides of platter and mound couscous in center to serve.

Servings: 6

* To toast almonds, spread in an ungreased baking pan. Place in 350 degree oven and bake 5 to 20 minutes or until almonds are light brown; stir once or twice to assure even browning. Note that almonds will continue to brown slightly after removing from oven.

See >Hanneman/Buster/MasterCook 1998/Ap Recipe by: Almond Board of California Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh <phannema@...> on Apr 08, 1998

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