Indian Spiced Couscous Salad Recipe

Name: Indian Spiced Couscous Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup currants (raisins can be used as a substitute if needed); 1/4 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup lemon or lime juice; 1/3 cup olive oil; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 1/8 to 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste; 3 cups vegetable broth; 1 1/2 cups couscous (uncooked); 1 carrot (diced); 1 red or yellow bell pepper (sliced); 1 red onion, diced; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 40 mins

Servings: 4 servings

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This Indian-spiced couscous salad recipe certainly isn't a traditional Indian food recipe, but it is a healthy (and yummy!) dish suitable for a vegetarian or vegan main dish or side dish. Couscous salad is always a popular dish to bring to a vegetarian potluck.

1/2 cup currants (raisins can be used as a substitute if needed)
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lemon or lime juice
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 to 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
3 cups vegetable broth
1 1/2 cups couscous (uncooked)
1 carrot (diced)
1 red or yellow bell pepper (sliced)
1 red onion, diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Whisk together the currants, orange juice, lemon or lime juice, olive oil, salt, cinnamon, and cayenne until well mixed.
In a large saucepan, bring the vegetable broth to a boil and add the couscous.
Cover, remove from heat and let stand for 8 to 10 minutes, or until couscous is done the cooking.
Fluff couscous with a fork and allow to cool.
In a bit of water, steam or microwave the carrot and bell pepper until they are just barely cooked.
Combine carrot, bell pepper, onion and couscous in a large bowl.
Pour the orange juice dressing over the couscous and veggies, and add fresh parsley.
Gently toss to combine.
Chill for at least one hour before serving.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
509	Calories
19g	Fat
76g	Carbs
12g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	509
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19g	24%
Saturated Fat 3g	14%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 872mg	38%
Total Carbohydrate 76g	27%
Dietary Fiber 7g	25%
Protein 12g
Calcium 75mg	6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.