Vegan Couscous Salad With Chickpeas

A healthy and low-fat vegan couscous salad featuring chickpeas, cucumber, and bell pepper offers a refreshing and nutritious dish.

Category Tags:

Side DishEntreeLunchDinner

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

  1. Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in couscous, then remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 5 minutes.

  2. Fluff the couscous with a fork and cool for at least 10 minutes.

  3. In a large bowl, combine the cooled couscous with garbanzo beans, cucumber, red bell pepper, and green onion.

  4. Separately, whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, mustard, lemon zest, and black pepper for the dressing.

  5. Add the dressing to the couscous mixture and toss to combine.

  6. Garnish with lemon pepper before serving.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 202 kcal
Carbohydrate: 33 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fiber: 4 g
Protein: 7 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 535 mg
Sugar: 5 g
Fat: 5 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g