Couscous Salad Cups

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Becky Luigart-Stayner
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8 servings (serving size: 1 filled lettuce leaf)
By Dana McCauley
August 2005
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

This pasta salad is satisfying with grilled lamb chops, chicken, or shrimp. For a picnic, try serving it in halved bell peppers. You can use whole wheat couscous for added fiber. To quickly turn this into a vegetarian main dish, add a can of drained chickpeas and some crumbled feta cheese.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups organic vegetable broth (such as Swanson Certified Organic)
  • 1 cup uncooked couscous
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/2 cup diced English cucumber
  • 1/2 cup diced plum tomato
  • 1/2 cup Pomegranate-Orange Dressing
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 Boston lettuce leaves

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 139
  • Caloriesfromfat 17%
  • Fat 2.7g
  • Satfat 0.4g
  • Monofat 1.8g
  • Polyfat 0.3g
  • Protein 3.5g
  • Carbohydrate 24.8g
  • Fiber 2.3g
  • Cholesterol 0.0mg
  • Iron 1mg
  • Sodium 331mg
  • Calcium 30mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Bring the broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork; cool.

Step 2

Combine cooled couscous, carrot, and remaining ingredients except lettuce leaves in a large bowl; toss well to combine. Spoon about 2/3 cup couscous mixture into each lettuce leaf.

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Ratings & Reviews

judems's Review

Sargentina
February 25, 2014
I used a different dressing than listed as I had forgotten to get the ingredients for that dressing. Nonetheless, the recipe with another dressing was wonderful. I will certainly make it again. It is very healthy and filling.

missmary86's Review

missmary86
July 08, 2013
I changed it up a bit and it was delicious. I omitted the recommended dressing and added 2/3 cup olive oil and the juice of 4 lemons instead along with a bunch of middle eastern spices as well as the chickpeas and feta cheese, i don't think it would be great as is though.

Heidelind1's Review

Heidelind1
June 07, 2010
This isn't bad but it didn't blow me away. It is really easy to make once you have the vinaigrette, and it is a nice twist on couscous. I kind of thought I had used too much of the vinaigrette, next time I won't dump the entire 1/2 cup in all at once.

Sargentina's Review

judems
June 16, 2009
I just didn't think this had much flavor, and I had high hopes when I saw that I would get to use pomegranate molasses! Anything that makes me buy a crazy new ingredient I usually love. I just felt it was a bit bland, and I didn't taste any of the great flavors that the ingredients would make you think were there. I even added feta. There are other couscous salads that I think are better, and don't require buying a $5 random ingredient. I brought it to my book club and it got so-so reviews.