{"id":58486,"date":"2015-07-17T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T02:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/couscous-mit-kirschen-auf-rucola\/"},"modified":"2022-08-19T14:51:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T12:51:16","slug":"orange-infused-couscous-with-cherries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/orange-infused-couscous-with-cherries\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange-Infused Couscous with Cherries and Arugula"},"content":{"rendered":"

I really love couscous in salads and the way those tiny semolina granules have the ability to keep you feeling full and satisfied. With summer in full swing, and a battery of salads already behind me, I\u2019ve been after more light and tasty main meal salads\u2013ones that aren\u2019t just all about well\u2026\u201clettuce\u201d.<\/p>\n

Orange-Infused Couscous with Cherries and Arugula — what a tasty combo!<\/h2>\n

This one is a wonderful bittersweet combination of tangy oranges, sweet local cherries, peppery young arugula leaves, fresh herbs and a handful radicchio leaves for an extra splash of color. I really love this salad because the couscous gives it enough substance to enjoy as a stand-alone meal, plus it doubles as a picnic worthy salad (or a healthy and delicious packed lunch). So good!<\/p>\n

As my neighbor, Stephan, a fellow salad lover would say, this combination would be a better option for a hearty lunch. And he knows about salads, because I see him every evening through the kitchen window as he preparing his evening salad. Well known for his work as the composer for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, \u201cDer Untergang<\/a>\u201d at 59, he looks amazing. Secret. He gave up carbs in the evening. I think he said it was something he decided a decade ago. It worked. I do, of course, see him on occasion when I too am doing my usual sprints along the canal, so it seems he has more than one secret to maintaining his youthful appearance. His secret formula for youth: music, salad, and sports. Whether it is enough for a washboard stomach I can not judge through the kitchen window, but it\u2019s definitely flat.<\/p>\n

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Couscous is akin to pasta (it\u2019s also a durum wheat semolina product) and the nice thing is that it is super versatile and easy to make. It cooks up in about the same time as regular pasta, but with much more ease–it tends to cook all by itself! All you have to do is add hot liquid, cover it and let it go to work. Once those little granules have absorbed all the liquid, fluff with a fork, and then it\u2019s ready to serve.<\/p>\n

With a little searching in the right places, couscous can also be found in a whole wheat variation as well as versions produced from other grains such as kamut, barley or millet. It\u2019s even made from corn as a gluten free alternative.<\/p>\n

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