Name: Mandarin Couscous Salad
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: Water 1 ⅓ cups; Couscous 1 cup; Mandarin 1 can (11 oz); Frozen peas 1 cup; Almonds ½ cup; Red onion ⅓ cup; Lemon juice 3 tbsp; Olive oil 2 tbsp; Sugar 1 tbsp; Salt ¼ tsp; Hot pepper sauce ¼ tsp

Cuisine:

Moroccan Recipes

Ingredients

1 ⅓ cups Water
1 cup Couscous
uncooked
1 can (11 oz) Mandarin
drained
1 cup Frozen peas
thawed
½ cup Almonds
silvered, toasted
⅓ cup Red onion
chopped
3 tbsp Lemon juice
or Cider vinegar
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 tbsp Sugar
¼ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Hot pepper sauce

Mandarin Couscous Salad

I always make a Mandarin Couscous Salad to accompany our Christmas dinner. It is fresh and full of flavor and makes use of mandarins – the symbolic Christmas fruit! There was a time when an orange was an exotic fruit in Europe and people would receive them as a treat in their Christmas stocking.

In this recipe, canned mandarin segments are combined with couscous, peas, almonds and onion. A dressing made from vinegar, oil, sugar, salt and hot pepper sauce brings this fresh, citrus salad together.

To make my Mandarin Couscous Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how do you make Mandarin Couscous Salad?

Steps to make Mandarin Couscous Salad

1	Cook couscous	10
Place water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in the couscous. Cover the saucepan and remove from the heat. Let the couscous stand for 5 minutes.
2	Fluff up the couscous	1h
Use a fork to fluff up the couscous. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
3	Assemble the salad	2
Place the mandarin segments, peas, almonds, onion and couscous in a large salad bowl. Mix well.
4	Make the dressing	1
Combine the vinegar, oil, sugar, salt and pepper sauce in a jar or small bowl. Shake well.
5	Serve	1
Pour the dressing over the orange salad and toss well to coat evenly.

This Mandarin Couscous Salad is a fresh side salad which will have you coming back for more. Try it out soon and remember to tag #cookmerecipes in your posts!

Dasha Vakulova

Dasha is an enthusiastic and cheerful mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Dasha is going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

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Mandarin Couscous Salad

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Cook couscous

Fluff up the couscous

Assemble the salad

Make the dressing

Serve

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