diy: winter grain salads

a recent obsession of mine is israeli couscous + arugula.

after an outing with a sweet friends to a little communal table restaurant where we ordered a grain salad with these two little ingredients, i became obsessed.

i've been making little variations of the salad like no other.

recipe:

1. make a batch of israeli couscous as
directed on the box and let cool

2. pick-up some arugula
(i prefer the wild, little version from tj's)

3. choose from the following combination
and add accordingly

israeli couscous and arugula...

cubed butternut squash + harissa + crumbled goat cheese + toasted pinenuts.

cucumber + heirloom tomato + feta + olive oil + lemon juice.

dried cranberries + slivered almonds + balsamic vinegar + shaved parmesan.

pecans + sundried tomatoes + crumbled goat cheese + olive oil.

mint + tart dried cherries + walnuts + orange juice.

a few hearty winter grain salad ideas.

enjoy!
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