Herbed Couscous Salad with Chickpeas, Preserved Lemon, and Pickled Onions

Name: Herbed Couscous Salad with Chickpeas, Preserved Lemon, and Pickled Onions
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: ¼ cup red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; ½ red onion, thinly sliced; 1 cup couscous; 1 cup tightly packed spinach leaves, roughly chopped; 1 (15.5-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 8 slices preserved lemon - rinsed, patted dry, and chopped; 2 tablespoons finely chopped mint; 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley; 2 tablespoons olive oil; ¼ teaspoon salt

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This speedy and impressive salad gets lots of zing from preserved lemons and quickly pickled onions with plenty of fresh flavor from the chopped herbs. Cooked couscous is combined with spinach, chickpeas, preserved lemons, fresh mint, fresh parsley, olive oil, and salt. Red onion that has been quickly pickled in red wine vinegar is added and the salad is done! Serve it right away or make it ahead for a picnic or potluck. This is also a great dish for a deskside lunch when you can't get away during a busy work day.

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Mealthy Tip

Don’t have enough time to plan a big meal? No problem, add some shredded rotisserie chicken and you’ve got yourself an instant dinner!

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 343 calories; 9g fat; 56.4g carbohydrates; 12g protein; 0mg cholesterol; 1140mg sodium.

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Amount Per Serving
Calories 343		Calories from Fat82
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g		14%
	Saturated Fat1g	6%
	Trans Fat0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat1.7g
	Monounsaturated Fat5.4g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 1140mg		47%
Total Carbohydrate 56.4g		19%
	Dietary Fiber11g	44%
	Sugars11.6g
Protein 12g

Vitamin A101%		Vitamin C97%
Calcium11%		Iron27%

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

		Calories:	2,000	2,500
Total Fat		Less than	65g	80g
	Saturated Fat	Less than	20g	25g
Cholesterol		Less than	300mg	300 mg
Sodium		Less than	2,400mg	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate			300g	375g
	Dietary Fiber		25g	30g

Calories per gram:

Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4

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Katie Hason says:

This couscous salad is incredibly quick and simple to make. It's also very delicious! The lemon, mint, and parsley give it incredible flavor. It's definitely one of my new favorite dishes.

Sam Dalton says:

This is definitely one of my favorite salads. It's a wonderful texture balance between the chickpeas and couscous. The mint and parsley also give it a nice flavor. This is one of our favorites to eat with dinner and double the batch for when we have company.

DC Cote says:

I've only had couscous in traditional, African dishes, so this Mediterranean-inspired version was different but I like the way it turned out. The pickled onions was a nice touch, glad I tried it.

Santana Williams says:

Perfect salad but I had to use quinoa instead of couscous. I made the pickled onions the night before so they were very flavorful the next day. Perfect for get together and also love it for my weekly lunch meal prep.

Monica Allen says:

Shredded rotisserie chicken was the perfect addition to this couscous salad. I actually used a lemon herb rotisserie chicken that cost a couple bucks. Perfect for spring, I am definitely going to make it again.