{"id":19555,"date":"2017-03-08T16:46:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T23:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=19555"},"modified":"2016-12-09T16:48:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T23:48:58","slug":"confetti-couscous-with-dried-cherries-and-pistachios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=19555","title":{"rendered":"Confetti Couscous with Dried Cherries and Pistachios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Confetti-Couscous-With-Dried-Cherries-And-Pistachios.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19556 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Confetti-Couscous-With-Dried-Cherries-And-Pistachios.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Confetti-Couscous-With-Dried-Cherries-And-Pistachios.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Confetti-Couscous-With-Dried-Cherries-And-Pistachios-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Confetti-Couscous-With-Dried-Cherries-And-Pistachios-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a>1 tsp. olive oil<br \/>\n1\/4 C. minced yellow onion<br \/>\n1 1\/2 C. fat free low sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth)<br \/>\n5 oz. whole-wheat couscous (about 1 C.)<\/p>\n<p>1 T. cherry juice (or use another type of juice, if you wish)<br \/>\n1 \u00c2\u00bd tsp. lemon juice<br \/>\n1 \u00c2\u00bd tsp. Dijon mustard<br \/>\n2 T. canola oil<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. chopped dried tart or sweet cherries<br \/>\n3 T. coarsely chopped pistachios<br \/>\n2 T. chopped fresh basil<br \/>\n2 T. chopped fresh mint<br \/>\n1 T. fresh lemon zest<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00bc tsp. salt<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00bc tsp. ground black pepper<\/p>\n<p>Prepare couscous: In a saucepan, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion and saut\u00c3\u00a9 for about 3 minutes or until softened. Add the broth and bring to a boil. Add couscous, stir, cover and remove from heat. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Transfer to a mixing bowl to cool. Prepare dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together cherry juice, lemon juice and mustard. Whisk in oil until emulsified. Set aside. Assemble: Add dressing and remaining ingredients to the couscous and mix well. Serve immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 tsp. olive oil 1\/4 C. minced yellow onion 1 1\/2 C. fat free low sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth) 5 oz. whole-wheat couscous (about 1 C.) 1 T. cherry juice (or use another type of juice, if you wish) 1 \u00c2\u00bd tsp. lemon juice 1 \u00c2\u00bd tsp. Dijon mustard 2 T. canola oil 1\/2 C. chopped dried tart or sweet cherries 3 T. coarsely chopped pistachios 2 T. chopped fresh basil 2 T. chopped fresh mint 1 T&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=19555\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-starches"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19555"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19557,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19555\/revisions\/19557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}