Black Bean CousCous Salad

Black Bean CousCous Salad
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 117.7
  • Total Fat: 3.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.6 mg
  • Sodium: 175.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 17.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
  • Protein: 4.7 g

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Introduction

A cold vegetable side dish with lots of protein. There's no cumin like most salads of this type, it relies mainly on the flavor of the fresh herbs. A cold vegetable side dish with lots of protein. There's no cumin like most salads of this type, it relies mainly on the flavor of the fresh herbs.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    Salad
    1 cup Black beans, drained and rinsed
    1 cup CousCous, Garlic, as prepared
    2 medium carrots, julienned or fine diced
    2 medium celery stalks, chopped
    2 tbsp red onion, diced
    1/2 cup or 6 stalks asparagus, blanched, chopped
    1 tbsp cilantro chopped
    2-3 basil leaves, chopped
    2-3 mint leaves, chopped, if available
    1/2 oz of fresh parmesan grated in

    "Dressing"
    1 tbsp olive oil
    1 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar

Directions

Using Roasted Garlic and Olive Oil CousCous from store, prepare as directed and allow to cool.

Chop and steam 5-6 asparagus spears, blanch and cool. Prepare celery by using a peeler on the back of the stalk to remove the "stringy" portion. I used a julienne peeler to prepare both the carrots and the parmesan.

Into a medium bowl add all ingredients, add couscous and asparagus once cool.

Dress the salad with the olive oil and seasoned rice vinegar.

For 1/2 cup the salad is WW 3 points plus.

Serving Size: Makes 3 cups, or 6 1/2-cup servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user YELLOJELLOBELLY.