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Mediterranian Couscous Salad is for Salad.

Mediterranian Couscous Salad takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Mediterranian Couscous Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Mediterranian Couscous Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Mediterranian Couscous Salad are:

# *Couscous (dry), .5 cup
# Yogurt, plain, low fat, 1 cup (8 fl oz)
# Salt, 1 tsp
# Garlic, 2 clove
# Pepper, black, 1 tsp
# *Cumin seed, 1 tbsp

# Grapes, 1 cup, seedless
# Apples, fresh, 1 cup, quartered or chopped
# *Peppers, sweet, red, fresh, 1 large (2-1/4 per lb, approx 3-3/4"
# Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), 1 can
# *Almonds, dry roasted, .25 cup whole kernels (remo

Here is how you make Mediterranian Couscous Salad:

Cook couscous with 1 cup salted water, bring to boil and let stand for 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork and cool.Make a "dressing" out of yogurt, salt, garlic, pepper and cumin.Toss dressing with couscous and fruit, veges, serve cold.Top with sliced almonds or pine nuts.Also good in this recipe: cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, grated carrot, celery, raisins or dried cranberries.Makes 6 1-cup servings Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JFRANDS.

The nutritional information for Mediterranian Couscous Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 232.0

• Total Fat: 5.3 g
• Cholesterol: 2.5 mg
• Sodium: 635.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
• Protein: 9.5 g