Whole wheat couscous salad

Name: Whole wheat couscous salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 Cups trader joe's whole wheat couscous; 1.5 cups water; .25 cup olive oil; juice of 2 limes or lemons; 1 large tomato diced; 1 bunch green onions chopped; .5 cup parsley; 2 tsps grated ginger root; 6 cloves garlic; 1 tsp salt or to taste; hot red pepper to taste

Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

2 Cups trader joe's whole wheat couscous1.5 cups water.25 cup olive oiljuice of 2 limes or lemons1 large tomato diced1 bunch green onions chopped.5 cup parsley2 tsps grated ginger root6 cloves garlic1 tsp salt or to tastehot red pepper to taste

Directions

place water in a pot and bring to boil. remove from heat and add couscous, stir and cover lid.; fluff with fork occassionally. In the mean time dice all vegetables, grate ginger and garlic; combine in a bowl add salt and other spices of choice; mix with couscous in a bowl and add olive oil and lemon or lime juice. Mix well.
Makes 8 1 cup servings.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BYJULY14.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 238.6
Total Fat: 7.6 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 300.1 mg
Total Carbs: 36.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.8 g
Protein: 6.6 g

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