Couscous Summer Salad

Name: Couscous Summer Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Ingredients: 1 cup couscous (uncooked); 1/2 cup dried cherries; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 1/4 cups chicken or veggie broth, warm; salt and pepper; 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 2 pieces of fresh sweet corn, kernels cut off the cob; 2 nectarines or peaches, diced; 1 cucumber, diced; 1 avocado, cut into chunks; 1/4 red onion, finely diced; 1/2 cup pepitas, sunflower seeds, or something crunchy; 2 cups arugula or spinach; parsley / mint / basil / any herbs, really; lemon juice, honey, olive oil for dressing

Good For Lunches

Seasonal-Summer

Vegetarian

6 servings

servings

15 minutes

active time

20 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

1 cup couscous (uncooked)

1/2 cup dried cherries

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1 1/4 cups chicken or veggie broth, warm

salt and pepper

1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained

2 pieces of fresh sweet corn, kernels cut off the cob

2 nectarines or peaches, diced

1 cucumber, diced

1 avocado, cut into chunks

1/4 red onion, finely diced

1/2 cup pepitas, sunflower seeds, or something crunchy

2 cups arugula or spinach

parsley / mint / basil / any herbs, really

lemon juice, honey, olive oil for dressing

Directions

Combine couscous, cherries, cumin, coriander, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Pour warm broth over everything and let stand until the couscous is cooked, about 5 minutes. Let it cool.

Toss everything together and season to taste!

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

466

Total Fat

20.3 g

Saturated Fat

3.1 g

Unsaturated Fat

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

0 mg

Sodium

230.9 mg

Total Carbohydrate

63.3 g

Dietary Fiber

8.9 g

Total Sugars

20 g

Protein

13.1 g