Looking for a distinctive salad recipe? Then check out this dish packed with lentils, couscous, carrots, walnuts, parsley and tarragon – a delicious side dish!
Tarragon-Couscous Salad
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
- 3 1/3 cups water
- 1/2 cup dried red lentils, sorted, rinsed
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup uncooked whole wheat couscous (from 11-oz box)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
- 4 medium green onions, finely chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon crushed dried tarragon leaves
Instructions
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Step1In 1-quart saucepan, heat 2 cups of the water to boiling. Stir in lentils; reduce heat to low. Cook 10 to 12 minutes or until just tender. Drain; cool 15 minutes.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat remaining 1 1/3 cups water, 2 teaspoons oil and the salt to boiling. Stir in couscous; remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes. Fluff couscous lightly with fork. Cool 10 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat 3 tablespoons oil, the vinegar, mustard and garlic with wire whisk until blended. Stir in carrot, onions, walnuts, parsley and tarragon. Stir in lentils and couscous. Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition
290
Calories
12g
Total Fat
9g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 19%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 250mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 24%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 9g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 30%
- 30%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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