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Easy Couscous Salad
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What Can I Bring?
Perfect for: Picnics, potlucks, easy lunches.
Make and take: Toss everything into a plastic container and . . . toss.
Made famous by: AJC staffer Nunzio Lupo, who adapted it from a recipe he picked up in a Whole Foods grocery store.
You don't even have to cook the couscous -- just toss everything together and let the tiny granules of pasta soften in the fridge.
Hands on time: 10 minutes Total time: 2 hours and 10 minutes Serves: 10
Ingredients:
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1 1/2 cups plain couscous, uncooked (about 8 ounces)
1 to 1 1/2 cups oil-and-vinegar-based salad dressing
1 (15-ounce) can corn, including juice
1 (3.8-ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
1 bunch green onions, white part only, sliced thin
1/2 cup chopped parsley or other herbs
1 cup grape tomatoes
1/2 green or red bell pepper, diced (optional)
1/2 cup frozen peas (optional)
1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
In a large bowl or plastic container, combine couscous, salad dressing, corn, olives, green onions, parsley, tomatoes, bell pepper, frozen peas, garbanzo beans, salt and pepper. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving, until couscous is soft. Toss before serving.
Notes:
"I throw it together and bring it with a sandwich for lunch, " Lupo said. "I've thrown cooked chicken into it and made it into a main dish."
Tester's note: For extra kick, substitute prepared pesto for 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of the salad dressing.
Tester's note: For extra kick, substitute prepared pesto for 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of the salad dressing.
Nutrition:
Per serving (without optional ingredients): 256 calories (percent of calories from fat, 48), 5 grams protein, 29 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams fiber, 14 grams fat (2 grams saturated), no cholesterol, 191 milligrams sodium.
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