Couscous Salad Alongside Pomegranate Seeds & Mint

It's Eating the Alphabet challenge time! This month's letters? ... P, Q, or R. Oh, wow, in that place were as well as then many possibilities alongside this missive of the alphabet set. Despite that, though, it was non difficult for me to withdraw my dish to percentage ... I forthwith knew I was going to percentage this Couscous Salad alongside Pomegranate Seeds & Mint. It's i of my all-time absolute favorites!

I know, I know ... the season combination may audio a bit, well, ... odd. But believe me, it's soooooo good. The sweetness of the pomegranate seeds as well as dried currants, alongside the 'refreshingness' (yup, I intend I only made that discussion up) of the fresh mint is wonderful. And the pomegranate seeds as well as walnuts every bit good convey a first-class crunch. Mmmmmmm, mmmmm ... yummy for my tummy. It makes my breadbasket usage a lilliputian happy dance.

Now, you lot tin move for sure seed your ain pomegranate ... click here for a peachy tutorial on that. One discussion of caution on this topic ... usage hear the advice to usage this alongside the pomegranate underwater. I may accept learned this lesson the difficult way. I plead the 5th.

And this may .. or may non ... travel why I at nowadays cheat alongside this lilliputian task. See? Beautiful pomegranate seeds all already out of their pomegranate wrapper. Ahhhhhhh, you lot gotta dear Trader Joe's.

Aren't the colors of this salad gorgeous? I intend so! ... Little currant, pomegranate, as well as mint leafage gems sprinkled throughout to brand your eyes ... as well as breadbasket ... happy. So acquire ahead ... grab some pomegranate seeds as well as fresh mint as well as rank your breadbasket a lilliputian happy dance!

Couscous Salad alongside Pomegranate Seeds & Mint
Source: Adapted from Cooking Light magazine
(Printable recipe)
Ingredients
1 (10 oz.) box manifestly couscous
1 T. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 c. pomegranate seeds (approximately 1/2 of a pomegranate)
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
About 1/3 c. chopped fresh mint
About 1/3 c. chopped fresh parsley
two T. dried currants

Directions
1. Prepare couscous according to packet directions. Fluff couscous alongside a fork as well as house inwards a large bowl. Mix inwards remaining ingredients.

2. Chill for close an hr prior to serving.

Note: This is every bit good wonderful served immediately, spell still hot, every bit a side dish.

Enjoy!