Curried Couscous With Asparagus And Bleu Cheese

• 2 3/4 cups water, divided
• 2 cups uncooked couscous
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups fresh asparagus tips and pieces
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1/3 cup shredded carrots
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 ounces crumbled blue cheese
• 1/4 cup sunflower kernels

1. Bring 1 3/4 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Slowly pour couscous and raisins into the boiling water while stirring. Place a cover on the saucepan, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the couscous absorbs most of the water, 8 to 10 minutes.
2. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside until couscous absorbs remaining water, about 5 minutes more. Fluff couscous with a fork.
3. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute asparagus, green onions, and carrots in hot oil until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes.
4. Mix vinegar, sugar, curry powder, ginger, and salt together in a large bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved into the vinegar; add the couscous mixture, asparagus mixture, blue cheese, and sunflower kernels. Gently fold the mixture until the kernels are evenly distributed through the mixture.

water, couscous, raisins, olive oil, green onions, carrots, white wine vinegar, white sugar, curry powder, fresh ginger root, salt, blue cheese, sunflower kernels

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/236802/curried-couscous-with-asparagus-and-bleu-cheese/ (may not work)