Mediterranean Salad

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I've made this dish about 20 times, even made a triple batch for a mediterranean bbq I was hosting. Loved it every time.

A couple of cook's notes:
If you cant find israeli couscous, try using Acini de Pepe (small circuluar pasta shape, or orzo.

Better yet, try using "Harvest Grains" blend from Trader Joes. It is a blend of Israeli couscous, tricolor orzo, baby garbanzo beans, and quinoa. This gives it a more complex, nutty flavor and boosts the nutrition on the whole dish. Plus its tastes yummy and is very afordable.

I tend to use a little extra cranberries and almonds if I've got them, b/c those cranberries are excellent in this. As far as the herbs, add them in gradually if you're worried they may be too strong. I love the recipe as it is, so I add the full amounts.

Finally, a huge plus for this dish is its non-dairy, so you can make it the night before, and enjoy it room temp at a picnic or in a brown-bag lunch. Enjoy!

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I made this dish for the first time to bring to a dinner party and it was a big hit. Everyone loved it. I used a small pasta instead of couscous and it was fabulous. I wouldn't change a thing about this recipe... PERFECT!!!!

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I made this for a party and everyone raved about it! If your grocery store doesn't carry mint, substitute it for cilantro. It's just as yummy.

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I always find it interesting how people "Adjust" the recipe. Some suggestions are fantastic and others just sound gross! But it's all about the tastebud, so that's not an insult to my other fellow reviewers. I typically try to keep the recipe as is, but i am allergic to almonds so I subsituted by toasting some pine nuts. A lot of Indian couscous recipes call for pine nuts and it works great in israeli couscous as well. Also, I had the pleasure of having an excellent israeli couscous a few weeks ago at a restaurant that had dill in it. I added 3 tablespons of minced dill and it really added to the fresh summer taste of this recipe. I find that you can't really go wrong in general with couscous and herbs. I had this with some lamb chops and was a happy girl!

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What an EASY, quick recipe, that's a HIT! Not much else to say, except this is a KEEPER! Add chicken for a complete meal. Would be good with any other meat too.

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Usually there's two of us eating and I make recipe's for four so we can have dinner the next night set too. This however was WAAAAAYYY more than 4 servings and we were both eating it for lunch and dinner for about 3 days straight. Luckily, it was delicious! We added sun-dried tomatoes because they were in the house anyway and we needed to use them up. They fit pretty well in with the other ingredients. Next time I make this I'm planning to add more almonds and cranberries to add a little more flavor to the monotony of the couscous. Yum!

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This is so tasty. The mint is so refreshing. All the ingredients together is such a nice, light side to any main dish. Everyone loved it. I will make it again, no doubt about that.

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This salad is very refreshing. Lemon & pepper flavor comes through. The almonds and cranberries add a nice twist. I made it per the recipe, but next time I plan to bump up the almonds and cranberries. Will try with orzo as well. I will add this to my 'bring a dish' repetoire. Even my 'I don't eat anything' husband raved about it.

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Since finding the recipe a couple of weeks ago, I have made this 4 times. Let me give you my tips. I used orzo since I couldn't find the originally called for pasta. When the garlic is in the oil, I added some crushed red pepper flakes. More or less..depending on how spicy you want it. Used almost a whole bag of cranberries and increased the almonds to almost 1/2 cup. I didn't have any fresh herbs the last couple of times so I used dried and it turned out great. Used some precooked fajita chicken on top of the salad right before serving and what was once a side dish became the main dish.

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I made this with orzo and it was great! It came out like a risotto, the chicken stock thickened with the starch in the pasta, and created a creamy sauce, Excellent flavors. Fantastic!