Couscous Salad
Unique Couscous Almondine Salad: a refreshing twist on pasta salad with dried fruits, crunchy almonds, and a hint of allspice and cinnamon.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked couscous
- 1/2 cup finely diced cucumber
- 1/2 cup finely diced tomato
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup dried currants
- 1/4 cup dried peaches, finely diced
- 1/4 cup dried plums, finely diced
- salt and black pepper, to taste
dressing
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- juice of 2 lemons
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 pinch salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Put the couscous in a large bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and toss with salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix the dressing ingredients and taste to see if you need to adjust any of the ingredients. You can dress the salad immediately or wait until you are ready to eat. Use just enough to moisten and flavor the salad, but don't drown it.
- Keeps for a week covered in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 · Calories: 356 kcal · Carbohydrates: 35 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 23 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 16 g · Trans Fat: 0.002 g · Sodium: 15 mg · Potassium: 340 mg · Fiber: 4 g · Sugar: 10 g · Vitamin A: 380 IU · Vitamin C: 4 mg · Calcium: 47 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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