Couscous and berries salad

by Roxana on February 21, 2011

in Dairy free, Egg free, Recipe, Sweets, Vegan

For the last couple of days the mercury in the thermometer is getting higher and higher. Hooray to the Spring !!!!

I wish I could be 5 year old again and fly a kite up and down the hill. I feel so full of energy.

The sad Winter has gone, time for colorful ingredients.

Usually over the weekend i take my time when it comes to breakfast, even make some baked goodies before everyone is out of their pajamas. But not yesterday, all I wanted was my plate to scream SPRING

I was thinking of making some berry salad for breakfast but I saw a pack of couscous in my pantry and since it’s easy to cook I thought it may be a great addition to the berries. Oh, and it wasn’t just quick but also healthy and delicious breakfast.

Let’s turn the stove on and make the couscous.

In a small sauce pan brig to boil 1 1/2 cup pulp free juice (i used pomegranate juice) and 1 stick of cinnamon

Pour it over 3/4 cup couscous

Cover and let until the liquid is absorbed, about 5-7 minutes.

When done, fluff it up with a fork.

Add 2-4 cups of your choice of berries

and enjoy

Couscous and berries salad

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup pulp free juice
1 stick of cinnamon
2-4 cups fresh berries

Instructions

In a small sauce pan brig to boil 1 1/2 cup pulp free juice (i used pomegranate juice) and 1 stick of cinnamon
Pour it over 3/4 cup couscous
Cover and let until the liquid is absorbed, about 5-7 minutes.
When done, fluff it up with a fork.
Add 2-4 cups of your choice of berries
Mix and enjoy

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Thanks for reading, hope you’ll give this quick and healthy salad a try and enjoy it as much as we did.

As usual,

Roxana

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1 Umm Mymoonah February 21, 2011 at 12:10 pm: Lovely fruity salad, looks very yummy.

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2 The Foodie February 21, 2011 at 12:35 pm: The salad is looking so yummy,delicious and berrylicious…

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3 Suzanne February 21, 2011 at 1:01 pm: looks really tasty and fresh, love the juice with cinnamon stick great idea.

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4 Explora Cuisine February 21, 2011 at 1:53 pm: Very colourful plate, hopefully spring is coming soon, yesterday it snowed ))

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5 Reva February 21, 2011 at 2:23 pm: Lovely salad…. using fruits gives it a wonderful twist..
Reva

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6 aipi February 21, 2011 at 2:44 pm: Beautiful n colorful..lovely salad!

US Masala

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7 Torviewtoronto February 21, 2011 at 2:59 pm: delicious and what a beautiful colourful breakfast

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8 Wendy Irene February 21, 2011 at 4:15 pm: Those fresh berries make me long for warm weather. Couscous and berries is a wonderful idea. I love how you could eat it any time of day. Thanks for always inspiring me with fantastic ideas in the kitchen!

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9 whatsfordinneracrossstatelines February 21, 2011 at 7:11 pm: This is a refreshing looking salad, does remind me of spring, this would make a great breakfast. Hope you have a great week.
-Gina-

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10 Cakewhiz February 21, 2011 at 7:17 pm: This looks fabulous! Those colors and fresh fruits remind me that summer is right around the corner!

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11 Carolyn February 21, 2011 at 7:39 pm: Mmm, it does look so fresh and delicious!

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12 Annie February 21, 2011 at 9:22 pm: This is so neat! I've never thought of using cous cous in this way. It's always just garlic, salt, and butter for me. I want to try this out!

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13 Sandra February 21, 2011 at 9:55 pm: This is so beautiful, and really easy! Will have to try this soon!

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14 thecompletecookbook February 22, 2011 at 6:37 am: Ooh yummy! What a brilliant idea to use berries!
Mandy

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15 Lizzy February 22, 2011 at 6:58 am: Oh, my, what a fabulous breakfast…the juice, the berries…oh, yum!!!!

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16 Elisabeth February 22, 2011 at 10:35 am: Roxana-This is such a good tip for breakfast. I love couscous, but never made it for breakfast with berries.
Will certainly try it!

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17 Brandie@thecountrycook February 22, 2011 at 10:51 am: First of all – your pictures are absolutely gorgeous. Second of all, you make me want to try couscous in a different way. I love this idea and those berries just look so good right now!!

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18 Saras February 22, 2011 at 1:33 pm: Absolutely gorgeous, very refreshing…

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19 Dionne Baldwin February 23, 2011 at 12:32 pm: Until now I only used couscous in savory recipes. Thank you for this new idea! It's so easy to cook and I always have a ton. I'll have to give this a try.

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20 Magic of Spice February 24, 2011 at 12:22 pm: What a lovely way to prepare couscous…delightful breakfast

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21 kitchenmorph February 26, 2011 at 6:39 am: this is exciting…couscous salad is new for me and the addition of berries makes it so colourful and nutritious!!!

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22 The Mom Chef February 28, 2011 at 8:13 am: This looks delicious. I love berries for breakfast but admit that I've never had couscous for that meal before. Thanks for the inspiration!

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23 reluctantwwfoodie April 21, 2011 at 9:27 pm: looks amazing! i just did an entry about couscous and included a link to this page with one of your pictures (giving you credit, of course!) here's the link –

http://reluctantwwfoodie.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/couscous-with-lime-and-scallions/

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24 Anonymous June 1, 2011 at 6:30 pm: Do you pour the liquid into cooked or uncooked couscous?

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25 Roxana GreenGirl June 1, 2011 at 7:18 pm: The couscous cooks while absorbs the juice/water.

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26 marla July 30, 2011 at 7:51 pm: Love the fruity cous cous!!

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27 foodwanderings July 30, 2011 at 7:56 pm: Nice Roxana. Haven't made couscous in awhile. Thanks for the reminder. Never combine berries with couscous. Looks wondertfly summery!

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28 Jeanette July 30, 2011 at 9:19 pm: I've never tried couscous for breakfast, but why not? I've got some whole wheat couscous in my cabinet – will have to give this a shot.

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