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Couscous Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Couscous Salad

17 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

735
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
130g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Mandarin Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0
Tangerine not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • olive oil, for sauteing
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1/2 red sweet bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 chopped zucchini
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • nutmeg
  • cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 12 ounces couscous, cooked
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, minced
  • 2 cups tangerines or mandarin orange segments
  • mint sprigs (to garnish)

Directions

1

In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion, garlic, sweet bell peppers and zucchini in olive oil.

2

Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon.

3

Add 1/2 cup olive oil to vegetables along with raisins, chickpeas and orange juice.

4

Toss vegetable mixture with couscous and pan juices.

5

Add parsley and gently fold in citrus segments.

6

Mound mixture onto a serving platter and garnish with mint.

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Category:Somalian Recipes

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Category:Somalian Salads

Recipe sourced from fandom

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