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Cool Couscous Salad


Title: Cool Couscous Salad
Categories: Salads
Yield: 6 Servings

18 tb No-salt-added chicken broth
3/4 c Couscous, uncooked
2 c Seeded chopped unpeeled
-tomatoes
1 c Chopped red bell pepper
1/2 c Chopped celery
1/2 c Seeded chopped unpeeled
-cucumber
1/4 c Chopped green onions
1/4 c Chopped fresh parsley
3 tb Balsamic vinegar
1 tb Olive oil
1 tb Dijon mustard
1/2 ts Grated lemon rind
1/4 ts Black pepper

Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan, and stir in couscous. Remove
from heat, and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes; fluff with a fork.
Uncover and let cool 10 minutes.

Combine cooked couscous, tomato, and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl,
and toss gently.

Combine vinegar and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl, and stir with a
wire whisk. Add to couscous mixture; toss to coat. Yield: 6 servings
(serving size: 1 cup).

Per serving: 133 Calories; 3g Fat (17% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 23g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 147mg Sodium

Serving Ideas : Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Recipe by: Cooking Light, Jul/Aug 1994, page 122

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #407 by igor@digex.net on Jan 28, 1997.