Chilled Couscous Salad with Mango
Absolutely loved it! The other salad I made yesterday, instead of couscous I used quinoa that is much healthier; didn't have cooked chickpea on hand, so I boiled some frozen soy beans instead, and it actually tasted amazing.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
20 minCook
0 minReady
3 hrsLow Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
water
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
couscous
whole-wheat, cooked |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
tahini (sesame paste)
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
orange juice
|
|
| 1 | cup |
yogurt
low fat, or vegan yogurt |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cumin
ground |
|
| 1 | pinch |
ginger
ground |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
cooked, thoroughly rinsed if canned |
|
| 1 | large |
mangos
peeled, diced |
|
| ¼ | cup |
raisins, seedless
golden |
|
| ¼ | cup |
cilantro
fresh, minced |
|
| ½ | cup |
assorted fruits
dried |
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
water
|
|
| 158 | ml |
couscous
whole-wheat, cooked |
|
| 15 | ml |
tahini (sesame paste)
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
orange juice
|
|
| 237 | ml |
yogurt
low fat, or vegan yogurt |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cumin
ground |
|
| 1 | pinch |
ginger
ground |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
cooked, thoroughly rinsed if canned |
|
| 1 | large |
mangos
peeled, diced |
|
| 59 | ml |
raisins, seedless
golden |
|
| 59 | ml |
cilantro
fresh, minced |
|
| 118 | ml |
assorted fruits
dried |
* |
Directions
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
Stir in couscous, return to a boil, cover and turn off heat.
Let sit (without lifting the lid) until the water has been absorbed.
Meanwhile, stir together tahini and orange juice to make a smooth paste.
Place yogurt in a large mixing bowl and whisk until light and smooth.
Whisk in tahii mixture, cumin and ginger.
Stir in chickpeas, mango and raisins.
Fluff couscous with a fork to break up any lumps.
Stir into mago mixture.
Add cilantro and dried fruits if desired; stir until thoroughly blended.
Cover and refrigerate until chilled through, about 3 hours.
