Chilled Couscous Salad with Mango
- 1 cup water
- 23 cup couscous whole-wheat, cooked
- 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste)
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 cup yogurt low fat, or vegan yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin ground
- 1 pinch ginger ground
- 1/2 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans) cooked, thoroughly rinsed if canned
- 1 large mangos peeled, diced
- 1/4 cup raisins, seedless golden
- 1/4 cup cilantro fresh, minced
- 1/2 cup assorted fruits dried
- Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
- Stir in couscous, return to a boil, cover and turn off heat.
- Let sit (without lifting the lid) until the water has been absorbed.
- Meanwhile, stir together tahini and orange juice to make a smooth paste.
- Place yogurt in a large mixing bowl and whisk until light and smooth.
- Whisk in tahii mixture, cumin and ginger.
- Stir in chickpeas, mango and raisins.
- Fluff couscous with a fork to break up any lumps.
- Stir into mago mixture.
- Add cilantro and dried fruits if desired; stir until thoroughly blended.
- Cover and refrigerate until chilled through, about 3 hours.
water, couscous, tahini, orange juice, yogurt, cumin ground, ginger ground, chickpeas, raisins, cilantro
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chilled-couscous-salad-mango-41582 (may not work)