Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009

I'll cut back the balsamic a tad next time.

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2009

flavorful and fresh tasting! it did seem heavy on the mustard though, so i added a little bit of honey to even it out. this is a great summer side dish!

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HEANAN

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2009

I've made this recipe numerous times and get rave reviews. I always double recipe and use dried cranberries. I've also made it using raspberry balsamic vinegar and honey Dijon mustard. My family loves this salad.

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LeAnn

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2009

What a delightful blend of flavor, texture and color! I used whole wheat couscous and dried cranberries instead of cherries (what I had in my pantry). I love the dressing and the combination of flavors - the pine nuts, cranberries, crunchy veggies - it's great. I served it as a side dish to "Balsamic-Glazed Salmon Fillets" from this site. Highly recommmend this salad!

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Dianne

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Home Town: Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Living In: St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2009

My husband loved this. I didn't care for it. I thought the mustard taste was a wee bit overpowering and it clashed with the cherries, badly. Since hubby loved it I will try again, but using dried sweet cherries instead of dried sour cherries. I think they might go better with the dressing.

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Evilchicken

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2008

Do not serve this right away! Make in the morning for a dinner meal, or better yet, make it the day before. Otherwise you taste too much vinegar. So delicious, though, I could have eaten the entire bowl! I doubled the recipe and used a large carrot as well as a large cucumber, so didn't measure. Also followed another's suggestion to soften the cherries. I cut the cherries to have smaller pieces, which worked out better with my small diced veggies. You could make this with any dried fruit you had on hand - next time I'll try apricots.

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2008

I brought this salad to an office pot luck and got rave reviews. It's easy and quick to make. I made everything the night before and just mixed it together right before serving.

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2008

I made this with the Moroccan Spiced Salmon from this site as another reviewer did and found they went well together. I did use packaged seasoned couscous with pine nuts to save time. Would make again.

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Julie

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Living In: Fishers, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2008

My boyfriend and I have been trying to add different grains to our menu, but our first couscous attempt was a little bland - he described it as sawdust. I tried this even though I wasn't sure about the blend of flavors. We both thought it was great and he gladly took leftovers for lunch the next day! I used orange-flavored Craisins because it was what I had. I was worried they might be too sweet, but they were not. I did pre-plump them as was suggested. Light and tasty summer recipe. Will definitely make again.

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Tamara

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2008

easy to make. Used mediterranean couscous( larger). It was pretty good.

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2008

This was better the next day after the flavors had blended. The only changes made were to use a whole carrot, a whole cucumber and added 1/2 a red bell pepper and 1/2 a green bell pepper. Will definitly make this aging.

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2008

This was very good! I was making 'Cold Roasted Moroccan Salmon' from this web site and wanted a side that would work well with it. This couscous fit the bill! I used dried cranberries instead of cherries, because that was what I had. The only thing I added was a drizzle of lemon juice over the top before I served it. Delicious!

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