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Chickpea and couscous salad is for Salad.

Chickpea and couscous salad takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Chickpea and couscous salad takes 20 minutes to cook.

Chickpea and couscous salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Chickpea and couscous salad are:

4 cups of cooked chickpeas
2 cups of cooked israeli couscous
1 cucumber
3 roma tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons of lemon or lime juice (that's what i had in my fridge)
Salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Chickpea and couscous salad:

If you are using canned chickpeas skip this paragraph. If you are using dried chickpeas, put the chickpeas in a bowl, cover with water+2 inches above the chickpeas, and leave overnight to rehydrate. You will then need to boil the chickpeas for somewhere between 1 and 2 hours, depending on how long they've soaked. Check the water occasionally while boiling and skim the white sludge off of the top. This is why canned chickpeas were invented. Prep times does not include rehydrating and cooking the chickpeas, as 12 hours prep time for a salad looks a bit wonky.Now that your chickpeas are ready (rinsed off if they're out of a can), take one cup dry couscous and add it to 1.5 cups boiling water. Turn the heat off, and leave it covered for 5 minutes to cook the couscous. You will have 2 cups cooked couscous in the pan. (Cooking time includes making the couscous.)Slice the cucumber into 1/4 inch strips, and then quarter the strips. Cut the three tomatoes into more chunky pieces, as small tomato pieces are inclined to fall apart. Mix all of the chickpeas, couscous, cucumber, and tomatoes in a large mixing bowl, add the oil and lime juice, and stir gently, then adding salt and pepper to taste. This salad will be very mild, perfect for a side dish or a hot summer day. Makes 8 3/4 cup servings. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JBRODSKY.

The nutritional information for Chickpea and couscous salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 228.8

• Total Fat: 5.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 943.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 39.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
• Protein: 8.1 g

Chickpea and couscous salad is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Chickpea and couscous salad is Vegan