saffron orzo salad with pine nuts

Ingredients For saffron orzo salad with pine nuts

• 1/2 c

  currants
• 1 c

  boiling water
• 1 16 oz pkg

  orzo pasta
• 1/2 c

  olive oil
• 1/4 tsp

  ground saffron
• 2 clove

  garlic, minced
• 3 Tbsp

  fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp

  ground turmeric
• 1 tsp

  sugar
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1/4 tsp

  ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp

  pepper
• 2/3 c

  pine nuts, toasted
• 1/4 c

  chopped fresh mint
• 1/4 c

  chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• 3 Tbsp

  chopped fresh cilantro