Taste of Home
Mandarin Couscous Salad
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling
YIELD: 7 servings.
I help teach a healthy lifestyles program and often share this recipe. Instead of mandarin oranges you can add fresh chopped oranges...or replace the peas with diced cucumber or green pepper.
-Debbie Anderson of Hillsdale, Michigan
Ingredients
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1-1/3 cups water
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1 cup uncooked couscous
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1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
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1 cup frozen peas, thawed
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1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
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1/3 cup chopped red onion
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3 tablespoons cider vinegar
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Directions
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1.
Place water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
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2.
In a large bowl, combine the oranges, peas, almonds, onion and couscous. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the vinegar, oil, sugar, salt and pepper sauce; shake well. Pour dressing over couscous mixture; toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts
3/4 cup: 221 calories, 8g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 108mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 4g fiber), 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 fat, 1/2 fruit.
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