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Fruited Couscous Salad with Chicken

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Quick Facts

Servings: 6

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The colorful salad is a feast for the eyes as well as the tastebuds. The perfect dish to feed a crowd or take to a potluck.

Ingredients

  • Salad:540mL water
  • 35g chicken bouillon granules
  • 350g` couscous, uncooked
  • 305g boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 150g red bell pepper, chopped one pepper
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 75g dried cranberries
  • 1 green apple, chopped
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 10g parsley sprigs, finely minced
  • Dressing:120mL freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 45mL olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1g curry powder
  • 1g cumin
  • 1g turmeric
  • 1mL Tabasco sauce
  • 1g black pepper, freshly ground

Directions

  • In a jar or small bowl, blend together lemon juice, oil, garlic, curry powder, cumin, turmeric, Tabasco, and black pepper. Set aside.
  • In a medium sauce pan, bring water to a boil, stir in chicken bouillon and add couscous. Mix couscous with a fork; cover and remove from heat. Let stand until broth is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork and transfer to a large bowl. Place bowl in refrigerator for about 5 minutes to cool.
  • When couscous has cooled, mix in cooked chicken, red pepper, carrots, dried cranberries, apple, green onions and parsley. Add lemon dressing and toss well.
  • Chill at least one hour before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 393
  Calories from Fat 82 (21%)
(14%)Total Fat 9g
(7%)Saturated Fat 2g
Poly-Unsaturated Fat 1g
Mono-Unsaturated Fat 6g
(13%)Cholesterol 40mg
(4%)Sodium 87mg
(12%)Potassium 407mg
Total Carbohydrate 56g
(20%)Dietary Fibre 5g
Sugars 11g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(44%)Protein 22g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.

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