Herbed Tuna And Israeli Couscous Salad With Cumin, Coriander And Citrus

• 1 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves, washed and thoroughly dried
• 1 cup loosely packed Italian parsley leaves, washed and thoroughly dried
• 2 teaspoons whole cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon whole coriander seed
• 1/2-1 teaspoons cayenne pepper (if you are not a fan of spice, start with 1/4 t or omit completely)
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 juicy sweet orange
• 1 250g (8.81 oz) can Ortiz Bonito white tuna
• 2 cups Israeli couscous
• 2 1/2 cups water
• kosher salt
• 2-3 tablespoons minced preserved lemon, rinsed, pulp and pith removed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

1. Rough chop your herbs and place in a bowl.
2. Toast cumin and coriander seed in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant, tossing pan as you go to prevent burning. Transfer all whole spices to a mortar and pestle. Turn off heat but return skillet to burner. Carefully add olive oil to hot skillet (beware of sputtering).
3. Crush whole spices into a powder. Transfer hot oil to a large serving bowl, followed by crushed spices and cayenne. Set bowl aside.
4. Heat water and a pinch of salt in a small saucepan and cover. When water is boiling, add Israeli couscous and cook for 8-10 minutes until tender and liquid is absorbed. Drain in a colander and shake to remove excess water.
5. Open tuna and drain off most of the oil. Using a fork, add tuna to bowl with spiced oil.
6. Cut orange in half and squeeze a quarter of the orange into tuna mixture, reserving remaining quarter.
7. Fold couscous into bowl using a spatula. Follow with chopped herbs. Squeeze remaining quarter orange over salad and combine. Add preserved lemon and lemon juice and fold again.
8. Taste for seasonings and adjust as necessary, adding remaining T of preserved lemon if desired. Cover and refrigerate to let flavors meld. Allow salad to come to room temperature and mix before serving. Enjoy. rnNote: Can be made one day ahead.

cilantro, parsley, cumin, whole coriander seed, cayenne pepper, extra virgin olive oil, juicy sweet orange, ortiz bonito white tuna, couscous, water, kosher salt, preserved lemon, lemon juice

Taken from food52.com/recipes/16313-herbed-tuna-and-israeli-couscous-salad-with-cumin-coriander-and-citrus (may not work)