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Jul
18
2011
Almond Artichoke Summer Couscous
Tags: almonds, artichoke, arugula, couscous, Italian Dressing, parmesan cheese, salad, side, sun dried tomatoes
Let’s take a break from the crazy cookies shall we? 
I have a major crush on couscous salads, especially in the summer. It’s so great to have them in the refrigerator for nibbling on during the day.
I love that couscous cooks in 5 minutes which means, this entire salad is done within about 20 minutes. Grab your fork and enjoy some summer couscous. Now, to be completely honest, this is a recipe the kids may not be head over heels for, but hey, Mom needs some good food for just her from time to time right? Lol!
Enjoy friends!
Here’s what you’ll need: Some arugula, Italian dressing, slivered almonds, artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes and couscous.
I just purchased a can of artichoke hearts, but you can use the marinated ones too.
Give your artichoke hearts a chop then add them to your cooled, cooked couscous.
Toss in your slivered almonds.
Almonds=Love
Some sun dried tomatoes.
A little kosher salt.
Add some freshly ground black pepper.
Fresh Parmesan Cheese
Just a touch of your favorite Italian Dressing. I used Newman’s Own this time.
I love adding a handful of arugula to the salad. Peppery, fresh…and so pretty.
Be prepared for a simple, light, and perfectly delicious summer couscous salad.
10 ounce box Near East Couscous
15 ounce can artichoke hearts, chopped
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup sun dried tomatoes
1 cup fresh shredded or grated Parmesan Cheese
1/4 cup Italian dressing of choice
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
A handful of Arugula leaves
1. Cook couscous according to package directions. Toss to fluff and chill until cooled.
2. Add rest of ingredients, stirring to combine. Serve or chill until ready to serve.
Makes 8 servings
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Sundried tomatoes (the dry ones in the packets, not the ones in a vat of oil) are some of the best things EVER
And so are artichokes. Love.Them. Did you know TJ’s sells frozen arti hearts and you can just pop a handful out of the bag, let them come up to room temp, and you’re all set? They changed my life b/c I dont always need a whole can. And dont always want the salt water bath from the canned juice.
Just a hot tip for ya b/c I know you’re a TJs girl like me since you recognized my sunflowers from TJs in my instagram pic
Love the TJ tip Averie! I will be hunting those frozen ones down next time I am there!
This sounds wonderful. Great dinner idea!
I wish I had made this to take for lunch today!
Oh, this couscous is so gorgeous and bursting with seasonal flavour. I love all the healthful inclusions. Beautiful.
Thank you Kelly!!
I love that you can break from cookies and give us something nutritious yet still mouthwatering! I love sundried tomatoes, this sounds great!
Lol! Yes, sometimes we all need a little break from the treats, however it’ll be a very short break
what a great combination of flavors! i love the flecks of green and red
Thanks Heather
This sounds WONDERFUL!
Thank you!!
This is such a perfect summer salad – enough to be substantial enough to keep you full but light enough for the time of year. Thank you!
Thanks Kathryn, it really is a lovely salad
Looks like we both have summer salads on the brain – lovely Jenny. Love the twine wrapped dinnerware too.xxoo
I know, I thought the same thing! Loved your beautiful quinoa today!
This is the kind of salad I could happily eat day after day. I recently started by whole wheat couscous and love the extra kick of fiber.
I agree Dara, love having salads like this in my fridge all week
I’ll have to try the whole wheat couscous too 
What a perfect summer salad; could eat this every day.
Thanks Kalyn, me too!!
Beautiful summer salad!
Couscous is one of my favorite things EVER! This is an incredible idea for a summer salad
Jenny, this sounds like the perfect summer salad. I’d probably replace the artichokes with something else, but everything else is perfect! Really light and refreshing salad.
My husband would totally agree with you
Me….I love them!
Hey Jenny, this coucous salad looks amazing. LOVE the sun-dried tomatoes and artichokes. I bet this would be easy to make with quinoa.
I am trying it with Quinoa today because my sister in law is gluten free. I’ve never used Quinoa, but my daughter saw it and wanted to eat it for breakfast!
Perfect, the salad would be great with Quinoa
Looks awesome! This would probably be good with quinoa too. I’m on a bit of a quinoa kick right now.
I love all your summer recipes! So light and fresh! What a gun last picture! Ok so what’s your fav thing you can’t live without in the kitchen?
Oh boy, does this ever sound scrumptious! Thanks, Jenny!
Looks light, refreshing and filling! Perfect for summer!
This salad looks so light and refreshing!
This salad looks perfect for salad! Thanks!
This looks great!! A perfect meal to make when you don’t want to turn on the oven in those hot summer days! I can’t wait to try it…I forwarded the recipe to all my coworkers!
that is the perfect summer dish! i was just saying how the couscous i made the other day had no flavor. gotta make this
This is the perfect salad for these crazy hot temperatures! I LOVE the addition of the artichokes.
I love couscous! It is my go to side dish when time is tight. This salad sounds like a tasty easy twist on my usual version of couscous – the carton of Near East couscous with pine nuts.
This is the perfect summer salad recipe, one that I’ve been looking for. I plan on making this tomorrow, with an additional “plus one” — a little green onion. (I pretty much add onion to almost everything, it seems).
I love your instagr.am stream — to able to see home means so much to me. (My husband’s career moved us to the south, heartbroken). So thank you for all of the pretty, pretty pictures! – Laurie716
We love couscous in our home. It is so fast and easy. However we are certainly in need for a new take on an old dish. Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh my goodness your boys are so cute!!
I bet I could make this with quinoa, I think I will!
Love this! A perfect summer side!
This has everything in it I LOVE
Thank you! Added some chopped chicken to make it a meal. So delicious!
Perfect Carrie! I am so in love with this dish
So glad you enjoyed it!
I made this with quinoa – great summer salad. For some reason my tomatoes seemed tough, even after soaking them so I’m thinking I may try it next time with red bell peppers.
made it last night to take for lunch today…so good, thank you for this recipe!!!
Did you forget to put arugula in the ingredient list?
Thanks for catching this, I just edited the recipe
I made this as a sode dish for dinner tonight. Loved it!
OOOPPS! That should have said *side dish
so good tyvm ^^