Couscous Salad with Tahini Scallion Dressing
Serves 4 | Prep Time 15 minutes | Cook Time 5 minutes
Ingredients
• 1 cup organic couscous
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup Eden Garbanzo Beans, drained
• 1/2 cup green peas, fresh or frozen, blanched 2 minutes
• 1 small fresh organic tomato, diced
• 1/4 cup red radishes, slliced thin
• 1/4 cup celery, diced
• 1/4 cup Eden Dry Roasted Pistachios, coarsely ground
Dressing
• 1 1/2 tsp Eden Umeboshi Paste
• 3 to 4 Tbsp EDEN Roasted Sesame Tahini
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 Tbsp scallions, minced
• 2 Tbsp minced parsley
Directions
Bring water to a boil, add the couscous and stir. Cover and turn the flame off. Allow to couscous to steam for 5 minutes. Remove and fluff with a fork to cool. Add the vegetables, garbanzo beans and pistachios. Mix thoroughly.
To prepare the dressing, place umeboshi paste, tahini, scallions, parsley and water in a blender. Puree until creamy. Serve over the salad.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 455 calories, 8g fat (17% calories from fat), 16g protein, 78g carbohydrate, 8g fiber, 0mg cholesterol, 83mg sodium