Couscous & Lentil Salad Bowl
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Couscous & Lentil Salad Bowl

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Total Time: 35 Minutes

Servings: 10

Sweet and flavourful roasted red and yellow peppers are combined with fresh parsley, cilantro, and mint, and served on a bed of fluffy couscous and tender lentils, tossed with a warm and sweetly spiced aromatic vinaigrette, topped with slivered almonds and plump raisins.

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Ingredients

Directions

Nutrition

Ingredients

  • 5 cups (1.25 L) couscous, cooked
  • 5 cups (1.25 L) whole green lentils, cooked and drained
  • 2 cups (500 mL) parsley, leaves and stems, chopped
  • 2 cups (500 mL) cilantro, leaves and stems, chopped
  • 1 cup (250 mL) mint, leaves chiffonade
  • 1 cup (250 mL) shallot, minced
  • 2 cups (500 mL) red bell pepper, fire roasted, peeled, julienne
  • 2 cups (500 mL) yellow bell pepper, fire roasted, peeled, julienne
  • ¼ cup (60 mL) garlic, roasted, minced
  • ¼ cup (60 mL) Ras El Hanout bottled spice blend*
  • ¼ cup (60 mL) lemon juice
  • ½ cup (125 mL) canola oil
  • ⅔ cup (150 mL) raisins
  • 1 cup (250 mL) roasted almonds, roughly chopped

Directions

  1. In a large serving bowl, combine the couscous, lentils, parsley, cilantro, mint, shallots, red, and yellow bell peppers.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together a dressing using the garlic, spice blend, lemon juice, and oil.
  3. Add dressing to the salad and toss well to coat.
  4. Just prior to service, add raisins and almonds.

*Ras El Hanout is becoming a popular North African blend of up to 20 spices available through most foodservice purchasing channels. A quick and simplified alternative to this, which you could make in a pinch would include mixing ground cinnamon, paprika, ground cardamom, ground turmeric, and cumin seeds.

Nutritional Information

  • Serving Size: 1 1/4 cups (310 mL)
  • Per serving:
  • Calories 490
  • Total Fat 21 g
  • Saturated Fat 1.5 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Carbohydrates 57 g
  • Dietary Fibre 13 g
  • Sugar 14 g
  • Protein 17 g
  • Sodium 115 mg
  • Potassium 778 mg
  • Folate 248 mcg

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