Cool Couscous Toss
photo by SaraFish
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 6 cups cooked couscous, prepared with chicken broth
- 1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can corn, drained and rinsed
- 1 can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
- 1 large tomatoes, chopped
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1⁄2 bottle Italian salad dressing
directions
- Allow couscous to cool slightly.
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Chill and serve.
- Amazingly delicious!
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Reviews
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Very yummy. I added baby lima beans and used Ken's Steak House Lite Olive Oil and Vin dressing. I also used a can of roasted diced tomatoes rather than fresh since the fresh arn't good this time of year. Good, quick, easy, and no one missed not having meat. This is one of those things that you can keep the ingredients on hand for those times when you didn't plan well or have unexpected company. The kids loved it too. Thanks for posting.
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This is my kind of recipe - quick, a little unusual, nothing exotic or expensive, very flexible and "forgiving." Throw it together the night before. We had the salad tonight with fresh-grilled salmon and strawberries for dessert. It hit the perfect note for a hot, humid evening. 1) I didn't use broth for the couscous, in the interest of decreasing the sodium levels somewhat; the Italian dressing seems flavorful enough to make up any lack. 2) I always "hull" garbanzo beans. 3) I used Mexicorn - it didn't adversely affect the flavor (tho I don't know that the mild bell-pepper taste made much difference anyhow) and it added some color. 4) I had some nice sweet cherry tomatoes on hand, so I cut them into quarters and used them instead of a larger tomato. 5) I had standard bottled Italian salad dressing; I used more like one-third of an 8-ounce bottle. Next time I might "lighten it up" and use a low-fat Italian.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SaraFish
San Diego, Ca
I'm a stay home mom of two little boys.
My husband is a meat and potatoes kinda guy, my little fellas will eat anything, and I'm a vegetarian.
One of my favorite things to do is sit and read a cookbook from cover to cover! My favorite cookbooks are ones with pictures of all the dishes.