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Curried Couscous Salad with Bacon is for Lunch.

Curried Couscous Salad with Bacon takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Curried Couscous Salad with Bacon takes 5 minutes to cook.

Curried Couscous Salad with Bacon makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Curried Couscous Salad with Bacon are:

4 Slices Bacon
1 Onion, chopped
1 1/2 C water
1 C uncooked coucous
3/4 C diced carrot
3/4 C diced cucumber
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 can (15 oz.) garbanzo beans, drained & rinsed
1/4 C olive oil
2 tbls. white balsamic vinegar
1 tbls. soy sauce
1 tbls. white sugar
2 tsp. curry powder
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Curried Couscous Salad with Bacon:

Cook bacon over med. high heat. When cool, crumble and set aside.Drain all but 1 tbls. of bacon drippings from the skillet and cook and stir onion until edges of onion begin to turn brown. Set aside. (this step is optional, can use the onions raw which is what I do)Bring water to a boil in saucepan, and sprinkle in the couscous. Remove the pan from the heat, let stand for 5 minutes to absorb the water, then fluff the couscous with a fork. Cool.Place all vegetables and beans into the couscous and stir to combine.In a bowl, whisk together the other ingredients. Pour dressing over the salad and mix. Sprinkle bacon bits.Serving Size: 3 1 1/2-Cup servings or 6 3/4-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 3Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 2011FISHINGGIRL.

The nutritional information for Curried Couscous Salad with Bacon is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 554.7

• Total Fat: 28.9 g
• Cholesterol: 5.4 mg
• Sodium: 603.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 76.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 13.5 g
• Protein: 16.1 g

The dietary needs meet for Curried Couscous Salad with Bacon is Low Fat