{"id":56302,"date":"2016-08-15T22:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/aprikosen-couscous-salat\/"},"modified":"2020-05-18T19:39:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T17:39:35","slug":"apricot-couscous-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/apricot-couscous-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Apricot Couscous Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apricot couscous salad. So easy. So good. And quick! I talking all of 15 minutes — MAX! This simple apricot couscous salad is made with just a handful of key ingredients: couscous, tomato, apricots, sweet onion and fresh herbs that can be thrown together in mere minutes.<\/p>\n

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Inspired from a salad served at a friends BBQ while visiting them in France this summer, this was a salad that I thought tasted pretty damn delicious — delicious enough that I had to make it for myself. Truth be known, I did cheat a little. Turns out this friend bought the salad from the supermarket — pre-made. It seems the French can do pretty well with pre-made. Fresh, quality, from scratch pre-made.<\/p>\n

So I just read the label of ingredients. Most surprisingly though, was that it wasn\u2019t full of any junk. No sugar, no additives \u2013 and pretty close to homemade. I did however change one thing… the store-bought version contained sultanas. I\u2019m not really a fan, so I switched them out for sweet and juicy apricots \u2013 fresh, locally harvested French apricots. And of course, I used fresh herbs instead of dried. I think the one other slight difference was that the pre-made version tasted a little more \u201cvinegary\u201d, I leaned more to the lemony side. Success. The result was a simple and tasty couscous salad — one that makes a fantastic summery side dish. The perfect thing to accompany a summer BBQ or picnic.<\/p>\n

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Surprise, couscous actually doesn’t need to be cooked!<\/h2>\n

One of the reasons I love making couscous salads during holidays, is that is so easy. And it doesn\u2019t actually take any real cooking. All you need to do is cover the couscous in boiling water, cover it and let it sit for 10 minutes, giving you plenty of time to prepare the rest of the salad. And imagine, if you don\u2019t actually have a stove or kettle, or you happen to be a raw foodie, you can soak the couscous in water (ratio 1:1) and store it in the fridge, covered, overnight. The couscous will soak up exactly the amount of liquid it needs. You can also apply the same idea to quick-to-cook grains like bulgur or millet. So easy.
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