Fruity Couscous Salad with Chicken
To make sure this Fruity Couscous Salad with Chicken is full of fruit flavors, use fresh fruits as well as fruit juice to cook the couscous.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup couscous
- 1 cup orange juice (NOTE 1)
- 1/2 head green leaf lettuce cut in stips
- 7 ounces black grapes halved
- 1/2 can chickpeas drained
- 1 mango cubed
- 3 red sweet peppers diced
- 1/4 cup pistachio nuts coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces chicken breast
Instructions
- Cook the couscous in orange juice, ratio 1: 2 (1=couscous, 2 = liquid). Cook liquid, add couscous and turn heat off. Allow couscous to absorb all liquid, then fluff with a fork.
- Season the chicken breast, use salt, pepper, cumin, coriander and paprika. Cook in oil or butter until done (internal temperature of 165°F.)
- Chop fruit, vegetables and nuts in your preferred sizes.
- Mix all salad ingredients, add a little bit of vinaigrette if you need to. (NOTE 2)
- Plate the salad, cut the chicken in strips and place on the salad.
Notes
- Chicken stock is a good alternative to orange juice.
- I believe that this salad is already full of flavor and texture and does not need much if any dressing at all. You can also select to just add a little bit of olive oil.
Nutrition
Calories: 613kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 38gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 172mgFiber: 14gSugar: 34g