Couscous and Cucumber Salad recipe
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Ingredients
- 10 ounces uncooked couscous 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ cup lemon juice ¾ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cucumber, seeded and chopped ½ cup finely chopped green onions ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped 6 leaves lettuce 6 slices lemon
Nutrition Info
- 142.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 24.6 gcholesterol: : -fat: 3.6 gfiber: 2.3 gprotein: 4 gsaturatedFat: 0.5 gservingSize: -sodium: 227.2 mgsugar: 1.2 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Couscous and Cucumber Salad
Directions
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In a medium saucepan, bring 1 3/4 cup water to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover. Remove from heat, let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Stir in cucumber, green onion, parsley, basil and couscous. Mix well and chill for at least 1 hour.
Line a plate with lettuce leaves. Spoon couscous mixture over leaves and garnish with lemon wedges.