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Recipe – Delicious 3-Ingredient Gluten Free Side Dish

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3 ingredient Gluten Free Side Dish at happyhomefairy.com - so easy and so goodOhhh man.

When I make this stuff I have been known to just dig into the pot I cooked it in with a large spoon.

gluten free side ingredientsIngredients:

1 box Roasted Brown Rice Couscous (I found this delicious Lundberg brand at Publix) *Please note that this is BROWN RICE couscous… Regular couscous is NOT gluten free.*

Dried apricots

Carrots (may I suggest NOT getting baby carrots – you’ll find out why in a second… You will need big carrots – peel them first)gluten free side cook

Step 1 – Cook brown rice couscous according to package directions.

gluten free side gratingStep 2 – While couscous is cooking, grate your carrots.  Holy cow this step will take you FOREVER if you use baby carrots (and you might lose a finger or two to the grater), but that is what I had in the fridge. 🙂

gluten free side chopStep 3 – Chop up a bunch of dried apricots.  If you have kitchen scissors, use them for this step.  Mine were in the dishwasher. 🙂

gluten free sidegluten free side dish - AWESOMEStep 4 – When the couscous is finished cooking, mix all ingredients together.

TADA!

Gluten Free.  Delicious.  Goes great with grilled chicken.

Come on over and we can clink our spoons and dig in together.

Happy 3-Ingredient Gluten Free Side Dish-ing! 🙂

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9 Comments

  1. Becky

    April 19, 2013 at 10:37 am

    What a great sounding, easy combination! I bet the carrots and apricots would be great in cooked quinoa, too!

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  2. Kim Fernando

    April 19, 2013 at 11:33 am

    Wow… that looks really good!!! Pinning and sending to my sister, too!!

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  3. deb

    April 19, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    May seem a silly question, how much carrots and apricots needed for recipe. Or is this a “to taste” recipe?

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      April 19, 2013 at 2:43 pm

      Hey Deb! Not a silly question at all!!! I just wish I had an answer for you! I just eyeball everything… It’s really a matter of taste, indeed. 🙂 If I am using big carrots I will probably use 1-2 large ones, grated. For the apricots… maybe about 10 chopped? I hope this helps… Thanks for stopping by!

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  4. Brenda Marlin

    April 19, 2013 at 10:07 pm

    You need a Ninja for those carrots

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  5. C D Greier

    April 20, 2013 at 2:47 am

    Most couscous is NOT gluten-free. Check the package lest Uncle Don gets really sick!

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  6. Bonnie

    April 22, 2013 at 6:40 am

    I went grocery shopping yesterday morning and found the same couscous at our supermarket! Grabbed the ingredients and am looking forward to making this as one of our meals this week – although I think I could probably eat this as a meal itself!
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  7. Liz

    July 11, 2013 at 1:52 am

    This looks great! However I will give you another EXCELLENT reason not to use “baby” carrots (which really are not babies at all)…they are soaked in chlorine prior to packaging. It is an antimicrobial treatment, and even though they are rinsed in potable water after, there are still lingering chemicals.

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    • Happy Home Fairy

      August 24, 2013 at 5:44 pm

      Hey Liz! I found this article after this comment… http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2012/12/11/the-truth-about-baby-carrots/… Is this what you are talking about?

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