Shrimp and Couscous Salad
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Yield: 8 cups (1.9L)
Servings: 4
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This delicious meal-in-one dish blends many interesting tastes
and textures. Serve with whole grain bread.
Ingredients
Salad:
1 1/4 cups (300mL) water
1 cup (200g) couscous, uncooked
1 tsp (5mL) sesame oil
1/2 pound (230g) shrimp, medium, peeled and deveined,
uncooked
1 red bell pepper, chopped
3/4 cup (150g) frozen green peas, thawed
1/4 cup (9g) cilantro, chopped
8 lettuce leaves
2 Tbsp (20g) toasted sesame seeds
Dressing:
1/4 cup (60mL) rice vinegar
2 Tbsp (30mL) soy sauce, low sodium
2 tsp (10mL) sesame oil
1 clove garlic, minced
Directions
Bring water to a boil in a sauce pan, stir in couscous. Cover and
remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. When cool, fluff couscous with a fork.
Heat oil in a nonstick skillet and add shrimp. Sauté just until
pink.
In a large bowl, combine couscous, shrimp, red pepper, peas and
cilantro.
In a small bowl, mix together rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil and
garlic. Pour over couscous mixture and toss well.
Serve salad on a bed of lettuce leaves and sprinkle with sesame
seeds.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 319
Total Fat: 7g
% Calories from fat: 19%
Protein: 20g
Carbohydrate: 44g
Cholesterol: 86mg
Sodium: 428mg
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