Curried Israeli Couscous with Apples and Raisins!

Lets be honest, just the smell of walking through the automatic doors of Whole Foods brings a wave fresh produce, flowers, herbs and cooked goods that consumes my senses.  But walking by multiple rows of the salad bar is downright shocking.  Shocking because clearly there are some remarkable salads and toppings to run through, but also because they charge at least $10.99/lb.  I mean come on!  Yeah, there specialty salads are good, but we can all make them equally, if not better AND for much cheaper!  

I flipping love Israeli couscous, so when I saw a curried Isreali Couscous I their store, I knew I wanted to do a play on that.  So, there is so simple to make!  All you need is pearled couscous, apples, raisins and possibly a few different fresh herbs if so desired! 

Curried Isreali Couscous with Apples and Raisins

Ingredients/Directions: (yields 3-4 servings)

2 c israeli couscous

2.5 c water

1-2 apples roughly chopped

1 c raisins

1 c water (to boil raisins)

handful of chopped parsley (optional)

1-2 tbsp curry powder (or combo of cumin, coriander, tumeric, dry mustard, cayanne)

2 tsp garlic powder

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1 tbsp evoo

Directions:

In a pot, combine couscous and water and bring to boil.  Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.

While cooking couscous, plump your raisins by boiling them for just a few minutes.  Strain and set aside.

Once couscous has finished cooking, transfer to bowl, mix with evoo, and add seasonings.  Toss in the apples, raisins and parsley.  Season additionally to taste and let cool.  

This is perfect for any season!