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HEALTHY RECIPES: Cous Cous Salad

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Cous cous are tiny pieces of semolina flour, the same flour used to make pasta. You could say that cous cous is a Middle Eastern pasta dish. Besides the shape, the difference is that you don’t boil it; simply soak it in boiling water.

What You'll Need:

1 cup quick-cooking cous cous, whole wheat

1/2 cup frozen baby peas, defrosted

1/2 sweet red pepper

2 green onions

1/2 cup chopped parsley

1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste

1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind

2 tablespoons each: extra-virgin olive oil, orange juice

Optional: A dash or 2 of hot sauce

What You'll Do:

1. Heat 1 cup of water in a medium saucepan until it boils. Turn off the heat and add the cous cous. Stir until all of the grain is wet. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff it with a fork. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the pine nuts, stirring every few seconds, until they’re light brown. (Watch carefully, they burn fast.)

2. Slice the pepper into thin strips and then dice. Slice the green onions into small circles. Finely chop the parsley. Add all the ingredients to the cous cous pot and stir. Eat or refrigerate until lunch packing time.

Other Ideas: Top the salad with crumbled feta cheese. (Buy a hunk and crumble it yourself – it tastes fresher.) For more protein, add 1 cup of canned chick peas, drained and rinsed.

Tools:

Medium saucepan with lid
Measuring cups and spoon
Skillet
Cutting board
Chef’s knife
Small grater

By: Anne Vassal

BY JIAE K. ON 11/7/2009 7:01:00 AM 15 COMMENTS

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tang454 on 11/11/2009 6:51:57 PM

Sounds really yummy! I love couscous!

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Magifina98 on 11/8/2009 12:53:45 AM

I love this stuff! I actually just had this for dinner. lol... It is really yummy with spices on it or just a little bit of margarine and parmesan cheese.

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megans85 on 11/7/2009 2:38:27 PM

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allie cat on 11/7/2009 9:23:48 AM

I love cous cous salad, my mom makes the best! it's cous cous w/ spinach leaves, avocado, sliced tomatoes, feta cheese and then w/ some lemon juice!

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Janie on 1/27/2008 5:43:48 PM

Sounds delicious! I love cous cous its madddd good! try it <33

Cece on 1/22/2008 6:51:33 PM

OMG! I just made this stuff for dinner tonight! It was a HUGE hit!

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yum!

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