Name: Zesty Couscous Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2/3 cups chicken broth (14 ounce can); 1 cup couscous (uncooked); 3/4 cup canned garbanzo beans (drained); 1/2 cup cucumber - chopped (seeded, unpeeled); 1/4 cup sweet red bell pepper (diced); 2 tablespoons green onions (chopped); 3 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar; 1 tablespoon olive oil (1 tablespoon Dijon mustard); 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel (1/4 teaspoon black pepper); 1/2 Teaspoon lemon pepper

Zesty Couscous Salad

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

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Ingredients

2/3 cups chicken broth 14 ounce can
1 cup couscous uncooked
3/4 cup canned garbanzo beans drained
1/2 cup cucumber – chopped seeded, unpeeled
1/4 cup sweet red bell pepper diced
2 tablespoons green onions chopped
3 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon lemon peel 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 Teaspoon lemon pepper

Instructions

Preparation

1 In a medium saucepan, bring broth to a boil; stir in couscous. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 5 minutes.2 Fluff with a fork; let cool for 10 minutes. In a large bowl, lightly toss couscous with garbanzo beans, cucumber, red pepper and onions.3 Mix balsamic vinegar, olive oil, mustard, lemon rind and black pepper. Add to couscous mixture and toss. Garnish with lemon pepper.
Source: Wheat Foods Council