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| Couscous And Chicken Salad With Orange-Balsamic Dressing Recipe |
Category: Grains
Rating:
N/A
Servings: 8
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Ingredients
1 salad
4 1/2 cup water
3 cup couscous; (2 10-ounce boxes)
1 cup dried currants
1 3 pound roasted chicken; skinned, boned, cut
1 into bite-size pieces
1 1/2 cup diced drained roasted red bell pepp; ers
1 (from jar)
1 can chick-peas (garbanzo beans); (15 1/2 ounce)
1 rinsed, drained
1 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives*
1 bunch green onions; chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 dressing
3/4 cup orange juice
3 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or red wine vinega; r
3 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1/2 cup olive oil
1 greens
1 romaine lettuce leaves
Cooking Directions:
For Salad: Bring 4 1/2 cups water to boil in large saucepan. Add couscous and currants. Cover, remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with fork. Transfer to large bowl and cool. Mix all remaining salad ingredients into cooled couscous. For Dressing: Mix first 4 ingredients in bowl. Gradually mix in oil. Pour dressing over salad and toss. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Line large bowl with romaine. Add salad. *Black brine-cured Kalamata olives are available at Greek and Italian markets and some supermarkets. 8 Servings Bon App‚tit June 1993
Recipe By : Bon App=E9tit June 1993=20
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