Confetti Couscous Salad Recipe

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Bursting with color and flavor, this delightful side dish will take any entree up a notch. Suzanne Kesel — Cohocton, New York

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Confetti Couscous Salad Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
25 5 30

Ingredients

  • 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup uncooked couscous
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 3/4 cup frozen corn, thawed
  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
  • 6 green onions, chopped
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
  • DRESSING:
  • 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Pine nuts, optional

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in couscous. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5-10 minutes or until broth is absorbed.
  • Fluff with a fork. Stir in the beans, corn, red pepper, onions and cilantro. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, lime juice, vinegar, cumin, salt and pepper. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle with pine nuts if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup (calculated without pinenuts) equals 245 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 335 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Confetti Couscous Salad in Healthy Cooking June/July 2010, p16

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Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2010 by jensnyder6

Recipe is great. Tastes wonderful warm or cold. I needed to add extra lime juice and olive oil to prevent drying out.


Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2010 by asabot

This recipe is good, but I think I prefer the Summer Garden Couscous Salad over it. I bet the two recipes could be combined for a really great salad!


Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2010 by astadts

This was a wonderful side! I loved the great textures and the cilantro added a fresh, cool flavor that made it hard to pass up.


Reviewed on Aug. 02, 2010 by Hickster

This is a good one. I'll definitely make it again.


Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2010 by jwieneke

I love this recipe!!!!


Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2010 by sukeedog

Very tasty. We tossed in some feta and had this as a vegetarian meal. Leftovers were great the next day.


Reviewed on Jul. 01, 2010 by corgipants

I made this with quinoa instead of couscous and it was terrific! I used fresh corn (boiled for a few minutes and then stripped from the cob). I thought there would not be enough dressing to go around but the whole dish was nicely flavored so it must not take very much!


Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2010 by eph467

We've had this twice so far, and everyone has enjoyed it. I like to combine everything but the couscous and let it marinate a bit in the dressing before adding the couscous. The aroma of this alone is heavenly!


Reviewed on Jun. 04, 2010 by Lynnette68

My husband & I liked this salad, but I would prefer more dressing and will probably double it the next time I make this.

 
 
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