Curried Couscous Salad with Dried Cranberries (5 points)

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I am not sure if this has been shared, but we are having this for lunch

today along with coleslaw. Karen some meals I don't eat meat!! and we are

having fish for supper I know not a true vegetarian, but its not a farm

animal. Hugs, Helen

 

 

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Curried Couscous Salad with Dried Cranberries (5 points)

 

Recipe By :Cooking Light Magazine, July 2001

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Beans & Legumes Pasta

Salads & Salad Dressings

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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Salad:

1 1/2 cups couscous -- uncooked

(about 1 10 ounce box)

4 ounces dried cranberries -- (1 cup)

1 cup frozen peas -- thawed

1/2 teaspoon curry powder

2 cups boiling water

1/4 cup green onions -- thinly sliced

1/4 cup fresh basil -- finely chopped

2 cups canned chickpeas -- (garbanzo beans) (1 can)

rinsed and drained

Dressing:

1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon grated orange rind

2 tablespoons water

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon orange juice, frozen concentrate -- thawed

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

4 cloves garlic -- crushed

 

To prepare salad, combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Pour 2 cups

boiling water over the couscous mixture; cover and let stand 5 minutes.

Fluff with fork; cool. Stir in onions, basil and chickpeas.

 

To prepare dressing, combine lemon juice and the remaining ingredients in a

jar; cover tightly, and shake vigorously. Pour over couscous mixture, and

toss well to combine. Cover and chill for 1 hour.

 

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

 

Description:

" The flavours of this salad meld as it chills. It make a great

portable lunch. "

S(MC formatted & WW Points by):

" hd1940 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 247 Calories; 4g Fat (12.8% calories

from fat); 8g Protein; 46g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;

339mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2

Fat.

 

NOTES : Nutrition Values according to magazine:

Calories 257 (13% from fat), Fat 3.8g (sat 0.5, mono 2.1g poly 0.7g),

Protein 8.7g, Carb 47.9g, Fiber 4.1g, Chol 0mg,Iron 2.1mg, Sodium 243mg,

Calc 31mg

 

1 cup = 5 WW Points.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 2130706543 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2130706543 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0