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COUSCOUS SALAD WITH OLIVES AND SPINACH

Couscous is a staple of Middle Eastern cooking and this salad pulls in other flavours from that region. Full of feta, grape tomatoes, spinach and green olives, this is a great salad to bring to potlucks or barbecues.

Yield: Serves 4.

July 02, 2019

COUSCOUS SALAD WITH OLIVES AND SPINACH

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups canned chicken broth
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 4 cups baby spinach
  • 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
  • 2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/3 cup sliced green olives
  • 1/4 cup slivered fresh mint

Directions

  1. Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
  2. Transfer couscous to a bowl and fluff with a fork. Cool to room temperature.
  3. Meanwhile, to prepare dressing, whisk together vinegar, oil, salt and pepper until blended. Add spinach, tomatoes, cheese, olives and mint to couscous.
  4. Add dressing and toss to combine. Serve immediately.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

333 calories, 14.4 g fat, 11.2 g protein, 39.6 g carbohjydrate, 3.9 g fibre, 734 mg sodium