Crunchy Couscous Salad with Currants and Mint

Name: Crunchy Couscous Salad with Currants and Mint
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 59 milliliters canola oil; 118 milliliters diced carrot; 237 milliliters uncooked couscous; 59 milliliters currants; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh mint; 79 milliliters sliced green onions; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 79 milliliters pine nuts, toasted; 237 milliliters water

Crunchy Couscous Salad with Currants and Mint might be just the side dish you are searching for. This vegan recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 269 calories. Head to the store and pick up dijon mustard, couscous, carrot, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 12 minutes.

Instructions

Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan. While water comes to a boil, place couscous in a large skillet. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant. Stir couscous into boiling water. Cover and let stand 5 minutes; fluff with a fork.

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Couscous

Water

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

While couscous stands, combine lemon juice and next 3 ingredients (through pepper) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Gradually add oil, stirring constantly with a whisk.

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Lemon Juice