Tropical Couscous Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Place corn in a Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil; cover and cook for 6-9 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in couscous. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5-10 minutes or until water is absorbed. Fluff with a fork and set aside to cool slightly., In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, tomatoes, cheese, onion and parsley. Drain corn and immediately place in ice water. Drain and pat dry; cut the kernels from the cobs. Add to cucumber mixture. Stir in couscous., In a small bowl, whisk the oil, lemon juice and seasonings. Pour over couscous mixture; toss to coat. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until chilled.

Steps:

• Cook couscous according to package directions WITHOUT oil or butter.
• Fluff couscous with fork and set aside in a bowl to cool.
• Add remaining ingredients to cooled couscous and mix well.
• Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

Steps:

• 1. Prepare couscous in water only, as directed on package. Meanwhile in saucepan, combine reserved liquid from pineapple and oranges (about 1 1/2 cups) sugar, eggs, flour and salt.
• 2. cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, let cool slightly. Stir sugar mixture into prepared couscous. Chill couscous mixture several hours or overnight.
• 3. Just before serving. Fold in whipped topping, crushed pineapple, oranges, marshmallows and coconut.

Steps:

• Make the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk together the honey, orange juice, a pinch of salt, mustard, olive oil and a few grinds of black pepper. Whisk until combined, then slowly add the oil while whisking until it is all combined. Taste and season with more salt, if needed. Set aside.
• Make the salad: To the bowl of dressing, add the cooked couscous, cucumbers and sweet peppers. Toss to coat and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, tossing a few times as it chills.
• Finish and serve. Remove the salad from the refrigerator and toss again. Garnish with the orange sections, basil and mint.

Steps:

• Add orange juice and cumin to a saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Add in couscous; cover.
• Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
• Fluff couscous; transfer to a large bowl; let cool.
• In a small bowl, mix together the oil, soy sauce, and lime juice; stir into couscous.
• Add in the cilantro, basil, chives, ginger, mango, and orange; toss to combine.
• Sprinkle w/ nuts.