Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, heidi's christmas cous cous salad. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
I like couscous and now I love the pearl couscous, it is so soft and tender and this recipe just sings Christmas! This couscous salad with its roasted squash and citrusy vinaigrette bridges the gap. While the squash and onions are roasting, you can plump the cranberries and make the couscous.
Heidi's Christmas Cous Cous Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Heidi's Christmas Cous Cous Salad is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook heidi's christmas cous cous salad using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Heidi's Christmas Cous Cous Salad:
- Take 2 cup cous cous
- Take 2 cup chicken or vegetable stock
- Take 1 tbsp butter
- Make ready 1/2 spanish/red onion, finely diced
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- Get 1 juice of 2-3 lemons
- Take 4 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
- Prepare 1/3 cup pistachio nuts, roughly chopped
- Make ready 1/2 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
- Take 1/4 bunch mint, roughly chopped
The recipe is also healthy and even though no one is looking for healthy food on Christmas, it is. In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Pour water into saucepan with couscous mixture. Re: Cauliflower cous cous salad Not a fan of boiled chicken can I fry in coconut oil or dry fry in non stick pan??
Instructions to make Heidi's Christmas Cous Cous Salad:
- Bring stock to boil, take off heat and add in cous cous. Allow to sit for 5 minutes to absorb all liquid, add in the butter and fluff up with a fork and set aside
- Mix together the garlic, lemon juice and olive oil
- Place the cous cous in a bowl, stir through pistachios, craisins, onion and mint and as you're stirring it, drizzle through the juice mixture. Serve as a tasty side. Note: it's super quick if you crush the garlic in the food processor, followed with the onion and then the nuts
Made this for Christmas as a side salad (minus the chicken)…. Went great with the turkey and ham!! Delicious healthy food - salad with cous cous, fresh vegetables and baked salmon. Excellent summer dish - added extra fresh herbs from garden - definitely a keeper recipe - thanks so much - next time going to try cooking cous cous with one can chicken broth instead of water for more flavor. This simple salad is a favourite of my daughters & whenever made will simply disappear from the fridge before I get to serve it!
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