Couscous Salad from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Couscous Salad Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup couscous, rehydrated
1/4 cup finely-chopped red or yellow pepper
1/4 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup finely-chopped celery
2 tbsp minced Italian parsley
1 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp rice vinegar
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tbsp finely-minced scallions
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe Instructions:

Combine the couscous and vegetables together in a large bowl. Combine all the dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor and process for 1 minute. Pour over the couscous and vegetables, toss well and serve.

This recipe yields 3 servings. Serving size: 1 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Starch/Bread, 1/2 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 191; Calories from Fat 42; Total Fat 5g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 20mg; Carbohydrate 32g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 4g; Protein 5g.

Comments: Couscous, also known as Moroccan pasta, is very simple to prepare. Place dry couscous in a heat-proof bowl, pour double the amount of boiling water or broth over it and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes until all the water is absorbed.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-14-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"

Servings: 3

When the waitress puts the dinner on the table the old men look at the dinner. The young men look at the waitress

~ Gelett Burgess, 'Look Eleven Years Younger' (1937).

 

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