Moroccan Couscous and Chickpea salad

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 299.6

Total Fat: 12.3 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 361.6 mg
Total Carbs: 31.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
Protein: 5.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Moroccan Couscous and Chickpea salad calories by ingredient

Introduction

Recipe in USA weekend by Pam Anderson for weekend of June 19-21, 2009 Go to usaweekend.com to find more of her recipes Recipe in USA weekend by Pam Anderson for weekend of June 19-21, 2009 Go to usaweekend.com to find more of her recipes

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 Cup couscous (whole wheat)

1/2 cup dried fruit

1 cup boiling water

5 tbs olive oil divided

1 large pepper cut up

1 large onion sliced

1 1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp ginger (minced)

1/4 tsp cinnamon

salt and pepper

1 16 ounze can chickpeas drained

1/4 c cilantro

3 T rice wine vinegar

3 T frozen orange juice concentra

Directions

Place couscous and dried fruit in bowl. Add 1 cup boiling water. Cover and let set 5 minutes.
Heat 2 Tbs. oil. Saute peppers and onions. Add cumin, ginger, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Add to couscous with chicpeas and cilantro.
Whisk 3 T olive oil with seasoned rice vinegar and orange juice. Toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to serve

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAMAJC.