Curried Couscous

so i am huge fan of ina garten. several of her recipes have become staples in our little apartment. mind you every now and again i just can't bring myself to make the full fat versions of her creations, but again they are always on the mark. so when i found out there was a barefoot blogger's community out there - i signed up immediately. so bi-weekly i will be turning my kitchen into semi-ode to my cook crush mrs. garten.

first up is the curried couscous. typically i don't like curry but knowing there are some many beneficial spices in curry i've been tell myself to just try it until i like it. great logic right - i think that may be the definition of insanity. anyways the original recipe called for chopped red onions and scallions. i don't do very well with raw onions, not to mention i didn't have any in the frig so i omited them. also i used raisins because my mom had sent me a few tons of them a while back, but you should use currants or cranberries if you have them. and my customizations aren't over (told you i just can't leave something alone); i al

ways, always always use whole wheat couscous. there is no reason to use anything else, no one can convince me otherwise. annnnd i used fat free yogurt... ok you know what if you want the real ina garten recipe check it out here. if you want to be insane like me see my adaptation below. as usual though th

e finished product was delish and i will make it again.

so with all that said below is my altered version of ina's curried couscous. i quickly baked a fillet of salmon and it was a perfect meal!

CURRIED COUSCOUS

1 1/2c whole wheat couscous

1 1/2c boiling water

1 tbs butter

1/4c fat free plain yogurt

1/4c olive oil

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 tsp curry powder

1/4 tsp turmeric

1 1/2 tsp kosher salt

1 tsp black pepper

1/2 c grated carrot

1/2c raisins

1/2c parsley, finely chopped

1/4c chopped raw almonds

*melt butter in boiling water

*pour in couscous, stir to combine and cover tightly, let sit for 5 minutes then fluff with a fork

*in a separate bowl whisk together the yogurt, oil, vinegar, turmeric, curry, salt and pepper

*stir yogurt mixture into the couscous

*stir in carrots, parsley, raisins and almonds