Minty Chickpea Salad With Couscous
Serves 4|
Hands-On Time:
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Ingredients
- 1 10-ounce box couscous
- 1 15.5-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- kosher salt and pepper
- 2 pounds beefsteak tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 1/2 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh mint, torn
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) roasted almonds, roughly chopped
Directions
- Place the couscous in a medium bowl, pour 1 ½ cups hot tap water over the top, cover, and let sit for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
- Stir in the chickpeas, orange zest, 1 tablespoon of the oil, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- In a separate bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion, mint, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and the remaining oil.
- Spoon the couscous and tomato mixture onto a platter and sprinkle with the almonds.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 508Calories From Fat 149
- Fat 17g
- Sat Fat 2g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 522mg
- Protein 18g
- Carbohydrate 77g
- Sugar 10g
- Fiber 10g
- Iron 3mg
- Calcium 117mg
What does this mean? See
Nutrition 101
.
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Quick Tip
For an easy-to-tote picnic salad, toss the chickpea and tomato mixtures with ½ pound of cooked pasta instead of couscous.
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