Dinner

Couscous Salad with Chicken, Dates, and Walnuts is for Dinner.

Couscous Salad with Chicken, Dates, and Walnuts takes several minutes to prepare.

Couscous Salad with Chicken, Dates, and Walnuts takes several minutes to cook.

Couscous Salad with Chicken, Dates, and Walnuts makes 7 servings.

The ingredients for Couscous Salad with Chicken, Dates, and Walnuts are:

1 1/2 cups water
1 cup uncooked couscous
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
2 teaspoons ground cumin, divided
3/8 teaspoon salt, divided
3/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
2/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
12 pitted Medjool dates, diced
1 green onion, thinly sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
3 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 12 ounces)
2 garlic cloves, mashed to a paste

Here is how you make Couscous Salad with Chicken, Dates, and Walnuts:

1. Preheat broiler to high.2. Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in couscous; cover pan. Remove from heat; let couscous mixture stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Uncover pan; fluff couscous with a fork. Combine buttermilk, 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add couscous, walnuts, cilantro, dates, and green onion; stir mixture gently to combine.3. Drizzle olive oil evenly over chicken thighs; sprinkle both sides of chicken with remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and garlic. Arrange chicken in a single layer in a large ovenproof skillet. Broil chicken for 5 minutes; turn chicken over. Broil an additional 3 minutes or until done. Remove chicken from pan; let stand 5 minutes. Pour pan juices into couscous mixture; toss gently to combine. Spoon about 1 cup couscous mixture onto each of 6 plates. Slice chicken crosswise; divide chicken evenly over couscous.Serving Size: Serves 6Number of Servings: 7Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLB515.

The nutritional information for Couscous Salad with Chicken, Dates, and Walnuts is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 7
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 371.4

• Total Fat: 12.9 g
• Cholesterol: 49.3 mg
• Sodium: 46.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 50.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.6 g
• Protein: 17.0 g