Mandarin Couscous Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups water
1 cup couscous, uncooked
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/3 cup red onion, chopped (I'd probably use Vidalia)
3 tablespoons cider vinegar or 3 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Preparation

Place water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Stir in couscous and cover then remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
Fluff with a fork then recover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
In a bowl, combine the oranges, peas, almonds, onion and couscous.
In a jar with a tight lid, combine the vinegar, oil, sugar, salt and hot pepper sauce then shake well.
Pour dressing over couscous mixture and toss to coat.