Mandarin Couscous Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 1 cup couscous, uncooked
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 1/3 cup red onion, chopped (i'd probably use vidalia)
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar or 3 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Recipe

• 1 place water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 2 stir in couscous and cover then remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
• 3 fluff with a fork then recover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• 4 in a bowl, combine the oranges, peas, almonds, onion and couscous.
• 5 in a jar with a tight lid, combine the vinegar, oil, sugar, salt and hot pepper sauce then shake well.
• 6 pour dressing over couscous mixture and toss to coat.