Houston's Couscous*

By RJamoralin

By Todd Wilbur

This cold couscous salad side dish served at this 96-unit chain is very unique and seriouly delicious. The secret is cooking the couscous with orange juice so that it has a slight sweetness to it. Then you toss in some golden raisins, almonds, radishes, tomatoes, mint, green onion and parsley, and the flavor party is on. This is a great warm weather side for pool parties and picnics that can be made a day ahead. It's easy. It's tasty. It's finally cloned.

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1 cup uncooked couscous
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sliced radishes
• 1/2 cup whole fresh mint leaves
• 3/4 cup golden raisins
• 6 cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• 1/3 cup raw almonds
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

Details

Servings 4
Cooking time 32mins
Adapted from topsecretrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Bring the orange juice to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the couscous, cover, and remove from the heat. Keep the couscous covered for 4 minutes.

2. Pour the hot couscous into a large bowl and fluff it with a fork, breaking up any chunks.

3. Add the remaining ingredients except the oil and toss well. Cover and chill for a couple hours, or until cold.

4. Stir in the oil just before serving.