Lunchbox: Couscous And Chick-Pea Salad Recipe - Cooking Index
Lunchbox: Couscous And Chick-Pea Salad Recipe - Cooking Index
| 1 cup | 237ml | Couscous |
| 1/2 cup | 80g / 2.8oz | Raisins |
| 1 cup | 237ml | Canned chick-peas - drained |
| 4 oz | 113g | Sliced ham - julienne |
| 1/4 cup | 36g / 1.3oz | Fresh parsley - chopped |
| 3 | Green onions - chopped | |
| 1 | Tomato - diced | |
| 1 | Sweet red pepper - diced | |
| 1 | Zucchini - diced (small) | |
| 1 | Cup | |
| 1/2 cup | 118ml | Olive oil - good quality |
| 3 tablespoons | 45ml | Lemon juice |
| 1 | Garlic clove - minced | |
| 3/4 teaspoon | 3.8ml | Salt |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Ground cumin |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Turmeric |
| 1 | Hot pepper sauce |
In saucepan, bring 1-1/4 cup water to boil; stir in couscous and raisins. Cover and remove from heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork.
In large bowl, combine couscous mixture, chick-peas, ham, parsley, onions, tomato, red pepper and zucchini.
Whisk together oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, cumin, turmeric and hot pepper sauce; toss with salad until combined.
Source:
Canadian Living magazine, Nov 94 Lunches contained in "Pack Lunch and Go" by Rose Murray, Canadian Living Test Kitchen Also published in Canadian Living's "Best One-Dish Meals" book
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