Golden Walnut Couscous Salad

Full of flavor and nutrition with orange juice bell peppers radishes and cumin

Authored by: Walnut Marketing Board

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  • Cooking Time: Under 30 minutes
  • Serves: 4
  • Suitable Diets: Dairy Free, Low Sodium, Vegan, Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 2 teaspoons ground Cumin
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
  • 1 small yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced
  • 1/2 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup sliced radishes
  • salt, to taste
  • 2 cups spinach leaves

Directions

Heat walnuts in a dry skillet over mediumhigh heat 12 minutes until walnuts are slightly toasted. Set aside and reserve. In a covered 2 quart sauce pan over high heat, brign 1 1/4 cups water to boil. Stir in couscous and Cumin, cover pan and remove from heat. Let stand until couscous absorbs liquid, about 5 minutes. With a fork, fluff couscous. Chill 15 minutes.Stir in juice, vinegar, bell pepper, cucumber, radishes and walnuts season with salt. Serve on a bed of spinach.