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Ingredients
Couscous Salad with Walnuts and Fruit
Add the couscous to a bowl, pour boiling broth over it, and let it soak for 10 minutes.
Rinse, trim, and thinly slice the scallions. Chop the dried fruit. Halve, seed, and juice the pomegranate.
Finely chop the walnuts. Rinse half an orange in hot water, dry, finely grate, and squeeze the juice. Mix the pomegranate juice with the olive oil, orange juice, and honey. Mix the spring onions, dried fruit, and walnuts with the couscous. Add the orange juice mixture, and thoroughly combine.
Rinse , dry, and chop the leaves of the parsley. Mix into the couscous just before serving. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie | 591 cal. | (28 %) | ||
Protein | 13 g | (13 %) | ||
Fat | 18 g | (16 %) | ||
Carbohydrates | 92 g | (61 %) | ||
Sugar added | 3 g | (12 %) | ||
Roughage | 10.9 g | (36 %) |
Healthy, because
Thanks to the dried fruits, this salad scores with plenty of roughage - and this ensures long-lasting satiety. The walnut kernels also provide vitamin E and healthy polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Even smarter
If you get some, you should use whole grain couscous. This contains even more fibre as well as vitamins and minerals.