Couscous Salad with Chicken, Dates, and Walnuts

Name: Couscous Salad with Chicken, Dates, and Walnuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 237 milliliters uncooked couscous; 59 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 2 garlic cloves, mashed to a paste; 1 green onion, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons ground cumin, divided; 118 milliliters low-fat buttermilk; 12 pitted Medjool dates, diced; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 0 teaspoons salt, divided; 340 grams skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about; 158 milliliters chopped walnuts; 355 milliliters water

Couscous Salad with Chicken, Dates, and Walnuts might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 18g of protein, 12g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up buttermilk, walnuts, chicken thighs, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the low fat buttermilk you could follow this main course with the Meyer Lemon Pound Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 20 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat broiler to high.

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Broiler

Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in couscous; cover pan.

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Couscous

Water

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Remove from heat; let couscous mixture stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Uncover pan; fluff couscous with a fork.

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Couscous

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Frying Pan

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.

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Black Pepper

Buttermilk

Cumin

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add couscous, walnuts, cilantro, dates, and green onion; stir mixture gently to combine.

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Green Onions

Cilantro

Couscous

Walnuts

Dates

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.

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Chicken Thighs

Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Pepper

Cumin

Salt

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Frying Pan

Remove chicken from pan; let stand 5 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

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.

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Couscous

Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan