Name: Garden Couscous Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups couscous, uncooked; 1/2 cup green onions, chopped; 1 tbsp jalapeño pepper, finely diced; 1/2 tsp cumin, ground; Cayenne pepper, to taste; 2 cups vegetable broth, low-sodium; 1 1/2 cup asparagus, trimmed, cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 1 cup peas, fresh, shelled (or frozen, thawed); 2 tbsp mint, fresh, chopped; Black pepper, freshly ground, to taste

Garden Couscous Salad

A perfect salad for busy days: light, fluffy and flavorful with no fuss and very little mess.

Author: Dr. Rosane Oliveira
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 6 1x

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Ingredients

2 cups couscous, uncooked
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
1 tbsp jalapeño pepper, finely diced
1/2 tsp cumin, ground
Cayenne pepper, to taste
2 cups vegetable broth, low-sodium
1 1/2 cup asparagus, trimmed, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 cup peas, fresh, shelled (or frozen, thawed)
2 tbsp mint, fresh, chopped
Black pepper, freshly ground, to taste

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Instructions

In a large metal mixing bowl, mix couscous, green onion, jalapeño, cumin, and cayenne pepper.
In a saucepan, add vegetable broth, asparagus, and peas. Heat over high heat until it boils.
Pour broth into the metal bowl and shake the bowl so couscous settles into liquid.
Cover bowl with foil and let couscous stand for 10 minutes.
Fluff couscous with a fork. Stir in mint and black pepper to taste. Serve hot.

Garden Couscous Salad