Olive Couscous Salad

Name: Olive Couscous Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 1.25 cup whole wheat couscous – prepared with 2tbs olive oil; 224g chicken breast cooked & shredded; 112g green sweet pepper - cut in 0.5”matchsticks; 168g tomatoes - chopped; 168g cucumber –peeled & chopped; 112g carrots – finely grated; 1 onion – finely chopped; 120g black olives – olives chopped in half; dressing ingredients below; 1.5 tbs olive oil; 1.5 tbs balsamic vinegar; black pepper; .25 tsp salt; 2 clove garlic - finely chopped or grated; hot sauce; juice 1 lime

Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 5

Number of Servings: 14

Ingredients

1.25 cup whole wheat couscous – prepared with 2tbs olive oil 224g chicken breast cooked & shredded112g green sweet pepper - cut in 0.5”matchsticks 168g tomatoes - chopped168g cucumber –peeled & chopped112g carrots – finely grated1 onion – finely chopped120g black olives – olives chopped in halfdressing ingredients below1.5 tbs olive oil1.5 tbs balsamic vinegarblack pepper.25 tsp salt2 clove garlic - finely chopped or gratedhot saucejuice 1 lime

Directions

Make as directed on packaging couscous allow to cool. Mix together the chopped tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, carrots, onions, chicken & olives in large bowl. Stir in the couscous until fully mixed. Make dressing add all ingredients for dressing in bottle or cup, mix well & pour over couscous mixture & stir in well. Chill salad in refrigerator – to allow flavors to develop best eaten 3hrs to 12 hrs later.

Makes 14 - 1cup servings

Note: chicken can be omitted or substituted for fish. Can also add cilantro or other herbs to the finished salad before chilling.

Number of Servings: 14

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAZ3563.

Servings Per Recipe: 14

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 122.9
Total Fat: 4.4 g
Cholesterol: 9.3 mg
Sodium: 199.2 mg
Total Carbs: 15.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
Protein: 6.0 g

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