Moroccan Couscous Salad

This is one of my top five favorite summer salads!  

It's a meal in one, healthy, easy, tasty, different

and you can make a huge batch to keep in the fridge for lunch all week long.

Salad Ingredients

1 cup couscous

1 can garbanzo beans, drained

1 cup dried apricots, golden raisins or other dried fruit

2 chopped green onions

1/2 cup sliced almonds (optional, didn't use in cooking club)

Dressing Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 Tbsp lemon zest

1 tsp cardamom

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp cumin

1/4-1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Preparation

Cook couscous in 2 cups chicken broth, or salted water.  

Mix salad ingredients together.

Mix dressing ingredients separately.

Mix salad & dressing together & chill 20 minutes or longer.