Couscous Salad with Dried Tomato Vinaigrette

Couscous Salad with Dried Tomato Vinaigrette
Couscous Salad with Dried Tomato Vinaigrette might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This vegan recipe has 235 calories, 6g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up wine vinegar, garlic clove, purple onion, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Place bell pepper on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet.
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Broil 5 inches from heat (with electric oven door partially open) about 5 minutes on each side or until blistered.
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Place pepper in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; seal and let stand 10 minutes to loosen skin. Peel pepper; remove and discard seeds. Dice pepper and onion; peel, seed, and dice cucumber. Set vegetables aside.
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4
Whisk oil and next 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
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Cook mustard and cumin seeds in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until toasted; immediately stir into oil mixture.
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6
Add tomato and cilantro, stirring dressing well.
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Bring water and next 3 ingredients to a boil in a saucepan; stir in couscous.
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Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
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Transfer to a serving bowl; stir in diced vegetables.
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Drizzle with dressing; toss gently.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score21
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