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Couscous salad with apricots~ pine nuts & g

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1 c Instant couscous
• 1/2 c Water
• 1 c Fresh orange juice
• 1/4 c Light olive oil Champagne vinegar
• 8 Whole dried apricots -- Thinly sliced
• 1 tb Dried currants
• 1 tb Golden raisins
• 2 ts Fresh ginger -- grated Salt
• 2 tb Pine nuts -- toasted

Instructions:

Pour the couscous grains into a small mixing bowl. Combine the water orange juice olive oil and 2 Tbsp. vinegar in a medium-size saucepan. Bring the liquid just to a boil and stir in the dried fruit ginger and 1/2 tsp. salt; pour immediately over the couscous. Cover the bowl and let it sit for 20 minutes. When the couscous is ready gently fluff it with a fork and toss with the pine nuts. Add salt to season and an additional splash of vinegar to brighten the flavor. Recipe By : Fields of Greens by Annie Sommerville

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