Vegan Couscous Salad Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Vegan Couscous Salad Recipe). This is a great couscous recipe with lots of vegetables. If you are not vegan, you can add some feta cheese to the recipe, but it tastes great without. I often make it for potlucks or parties.

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Vegan Couscous Salad Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup couscous

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1 tablespoon vegetable bouillon

1 ½ cups boiling water

2 tomatoes

cubed

½ cucumber

finely diced

1 yellow bell pepper

finely chopped

3 green onions

chopped

¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley

¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar

1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Pour couscous into a large salad bowl. Stir tomato paste and vegetable bouillon together in the cup you used to measure the couscous. Fill the measuring cup with boiling water and pour over couscous. Add another 1/2 cup of boiling water and stir. Cover bowl with a large plate and allow couscous to steam for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

Step 2

Add tomatoes cucumber bell pepper green onions parsley and basil. Stir together olive oil white balsamic vinegar salt and pepper in a cup. Pour over couscous salad and mix well.

Nutritional Information

Vegan Couscous Salad Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 143.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3.5g 7%

Carbohydrates: 20.4g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 1.9g 8%

Sugars: 2.3g

Fat: 5.3g 8%

Saturated Fat: 0.8g 4%

Vitamin A Iu: 641IU 13%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.8mg 14%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 5%

Vitamin C: 9.4mg 16%

Folate: 18.7mcg 5%

Calcium: 23.9mg 2%

Iron: 0.7mg 4%

Magnesium: 20.1mg 7%

Potassium: 203.4mg 6%

Sodium: 46.1mg 2%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 48.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.