Curried Couscous Salad

Today is the kind of day where it's hard to get motivated. It's snowing, but not enough to disrupt anything. School and work went on as usual. I was hoping for a snow day, and had visions of simultaneously cleaning my house and cooking some more of Auntie's recipes. Of course what really would have happened was that I would clean one small area, and be so proud about it that I would reward myself with a computer break. We all know that short "break" would end up spiraling into something longer. I'm wondering if I don't need an intervention. Between Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and the random blogs and news sites I check daily, I lose more time than I should. Technology is amazing, but I do wonder how our lives suffer because of it?

But this isn't about that, is it? Where's the food???

So, I have the ingredients laying around to make granola, carmelized butternut squash, turkey meatloaf, and fingerling potatoes. But the other thing that is laying around is me. On the couch.

Fortunately I had made something the other day and saved it for a time where I needed a blog post. A dish I have made quite a few times in the past. It's not necessarily a great dish for cold weather...I usually make it in Summer for outdoor eating. G and I enjoy it though any old time, so I busted out the Curried Couscous Salad.

Not everyone is a curry fan. I know I hated it when I was a kid. But the curry in this recipe just gives it a little kick. It is super easy to make, and my favorite part is that there are no pots involved! Just boil some water, pour over the couscous, let stand for a few minutes, fluff it up and add the rest of the ingredients. Some currants, almonds, diced carrot, red onion, and scallion. The moisture comes from a mix of olive oil, plain yogurt, white wine vinegar and spices. Its great at room temperature or cold.

I imagine Ina sold a lot of this at the Barefoot Contessa shop. It's been closed for ten years now, but before it did I was lucky enough to get over there to do some taste testing. My parents drove us out to East Hampton and I picked out all kinds of goodies to compare and contrast to what I had cooked from the book! She really does put those extra a's in faaaabulous.

As for the calorie count...295. Here's the recipe, darlings.....

Curried Couscous Salad