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Moroccan Couscous and Chickpea salad is for Salad.

Moroccan Couscous and Chickpea salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Moroccan Couscous and Chickpea salad takes several minutes to cook.

Moroccan Couscous and Chickpea salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Moroccan Couscous and Chickpea salad are:

1 Cup couscous (whole wheat)
1/2 cup dried fruit
1 cup boiling water
5 tbs olive oil divided
1 large pepper cut up
1 large onion sliced
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp ginger (minced)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
salt and pepper
1 16 ounze can chickpeas drained
1/4 c cilantro
3 T rice wine vinegar
3 T frozen orange juice concentra

Here is how you make Moroccan Couscous and Chickpea salad:

Place couscous and dried fruit in bowl. Add 1 cup boiling water. Cover and let set 5 minutes. Heat 2 Tbs. oil. Saute peppers and onions. Add cumin, ginger, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Add to couscous with chicpeas and cilantro.Whisk 3 T olive oil with seasoned rice vinegar and orange juice. Toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to serveNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAMAJC.

The nutritional information for Moroccan Couscous and Chickpea salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 299.6

• Total Fat: 12.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 361.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
• Protein: 5.5 g