summer couscous salad

Ingredients For summer couscous salad

• 1 c

  fresh orange juice, (not from concentrate)
• 1 c

  water
• 1 tsp

  olive oil
• 1/2 tsp

  ground ginger
• 2 c

  plain couscous
• 1 can

  mandarin oranges, 15 oz., drained, reserve juice
• 1 c

  peas, frozen and thawed, patted dry
• 1/2 c

  green onions, finely chopped, including some of the green tops
• 1/2 c

  dried cranberries
• 1/2 tsp

  fresh orange zest
• dash

  cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp

  freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tsp

  olive oil, additional
• 1/3 c

  toasted walnuts, finely chopped