Name: California Raisin Couscous with Vegetables
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 box couscous (plain); 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil (divided); 1 pt. red pear or cherry tomatoes (cut in half); 2 heads fennel (bulb only, small dice); 1 English or hothouse cucumber (peeled, seeded and small dice); 1/2 red onion (peeled, small dice); 1 c. California golden raisins; 2 bunches Italian flat leaf parsley (picked and chopped); 1/2 bunch cilantro (picked and chopped); Juice of 4 lemons; Salt and pepper

California Raisin Couscous with Vegetables

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

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Servings

Ingredients

1 box couscous plain
1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil divided
1 pt. red pear or cherry tomatoes cut in half
2 heads fennel bulb only, small dice
1 English or hothouse cucumber peeled, seeded and small dice
1/2 red onion peeled, small dice
1 c. California golden raisins
2 bunches Italian flat leaf parsley picked and chopped
1/2 bunch cilantro picked and chopped
Juice of 4 lemons
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Preparation

1 Place one box of couscous in a large bowl or shallow rectangle pan.2 Bring 2 cups water to a boil. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil over couscous along with salt and pepper. 3 Then pour boiling water over couscous to cover.4 Mix with fork; cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 5 minutes. Remove plastic and fluff couscous with a fork to avoid lumps and let cool. 5 Once cool, add remainder of ingredients and toss well. Reheat to serve.
Source: Chef James Perillo and California Raisin Marketing Board

Comments

Tamar Genger MA, RD

Jun 20, 2016 at 7:02 pm

Thanks for commenting, great to hear your feedback.

Bella

Jun 19, 2016 at 7:56 pm

Made this over Shavous. It was a MAJOR hit in my home. I cut the fennel amount in half as it just felt like too much. But otherwise — I absolutely love the combination. Hubby and Guests were raving about it.