Couscous Salad with Mango and Pomegranates

Name: Couscous Salad with Mango and Pomegranates Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup Couscous (dry); 1/2 cup Cucumber (with peel) sliced and quartered; 1/2 cup Yellow Pepper chopped; 2 Green Onions sliced; 1/2 small red onion sliced; 1/2 red chili pepper deseeded and sliced thin; 1/2 cup Pomegranate Seeds; 1/2 cup Mango chopped; 1/4 cup Basil chopped; 1/4 cup Parsley chopped; 2 T Olive Oil; Balsamic Vinegar to taste; Salt and Pepper; Serve chilled or at room temperature.; Makes 4 generous servings.

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Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 5

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 cup Couscous (dry), 1/2 cup Cucumber (with peel), sliced and quartered1/2 cup Yellow Pepper, chopped 2 Green Onions, sliced1/2 small red onion, sliced1/2 red chili pepper, deseeded and sliced thin1/2 cup Pomegranate Seeds1/2 cup Mango, chopped 1/4 cup Basil, chopped1/4 cup Parsley, chopped2 T Olive OilBalsamic Vinegar, to tasteSalt and PepperServe chilled, or at room temperature.Makes 4 generous servings.

Directions

Cook couscouse according to directions. Set aside. Prepare all other ingredients and combine the lot.

Adjust seasonings and quantities of ingredients to suit your taste.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLONDELOGIC.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 258.4
Total Fat: 7.7 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 596.0 mg
Total Carbs: 44.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
Protein: 6.3 g

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Member Reviews

MONKEYHAHA3
I substituted banana peppers for the chili peppers and I took out the green onions, basil, parsley, pomegrante. Then i substituted the red onion for a yellow onion and it was absolutely delicious! I think it would have been fine the other way too but my family has a lot of picky eaters. - 1/28/09
MAMUNIA
sounds yummy...maybe my boyfriend will eat it. He dislikes couscous. - 12/13/08