Fruity Couscous Salad

Don’t you just love the idea of having something light and fresh for lunch?

That’s always the goal, especially now that the weather is supposed to be getting warmer. This fruity couscous salad is exactly that. It is sweet, slightly spicy, full of fruity flavours from the fresh apples, dried cranberries and raisins.

This dish makes an ideal lunch meal; it takes less time to make as there’s no cooking involved. I remember the first time I made Couscous; it was such a horrible day for me in the kitchen. I cooked it longer than needed as if I was making rice and it turned mushy. So please, do not overcook your couscous. I’ll share my quick method in the instruction section down below.

Don’t let the fruits put you off, you have to trust me on this one and you won’t be disappointed! The key to making a great Couscous dish is using ingredients which are rich in flavour because it does an amazing job absorbing flavours from the fruits.

Reasons to have fruity Cous Cous salad

• Gently spiced
• Sweet and tangy
• Makes a light lunch
• Easy to make
• Full of nutritious goodness!

How to make this fruity couscous salad

Ingredients

• 2 cups couscous
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1 red apple, diced
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup spinach, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons fruit chutney
• A dash of chilli flakes
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Falafels (optional)

Method

1. Place the couscous, cranberries and raisins in a container, add 2 cups of hot water and close the container for about 4-5 minutes or until the couscous has absorbed the water. The couscous should be fluffy and double the amount.
2. In a saucepan, melt the coconut oil over medium heat, add the apples and cook for about 3 minutes, add lemon, chutney, ginger and mix until well combined. Remove from the heat and set aside.
3. Fluff the couscous and pour over the apple mixture and spinach, stir to combine. Add a few pinches of kosher salt, chilli flakes and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
4. The salad can be served warm or cold. Allow at least 1-2 hours in the refrigerator for the flavours to meld.
5. Enjoy!

FRUITY COUS COUS SALAD

This dish makes an ideal light meal, its slightly spicy, tangy and full of wonderful fruity flavours and nutritious goodness.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Cuisine Moroccan

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cups couscous
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• ½ cup raisins
• ⅓ cup coconut oil
• 1 red apple diced
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• ½ cup spinach chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons fruit chutney
• A dash of chilli flakes
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Falafels optional

Instructions

 

• Place the Couscous, cranberries and raisins in a container, add 2 cups of hot water and close the container for about 4-5 minutes or until the cous cous has absorbed the water. The cous cous should be fluffy and double the amount.
• In saucepan, melt the coconut oil over medium heat, add the apples and cook for about 3 minutes, add lemon, chutney, ginger and mix until well combined. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Fluff the couscous and pour over the apple mixture and spinach,  stir to combine. Add a few pinches of kosher salt, chilli flakes, and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• The salad can be served warm or cold. Allow at least 1-2 hours in the refrigerator for the flavours to meld.
• Enjoy!

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