Yield: 8 servings

½ cup water
3 /4 cup pineapple juice
1 cup uncooked whole-wheat couscous
½ papaya,seeded and diced
½ mango,seeded and diced
1 orange,segmented and diced
1 kiwi,skinned and diced
1/8 pineapple (about 1 cup)or 3 /4 cup canned pineapple tidbits (in juice), drained
8 strawberries,sliced
3 Tbsps.honey
2 Tbsps.minced fresh mint

  1. Combine water and juice and heat to boiling. Mix boiling juice and couscous in bowl; set aside. Combine all the diced fruits and the honey in a non-reactive bowl. Add the couscous and mint and mix well.
  2. Cover the bowl and let the mixture chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Recipe by Loma Linda University Medical Center