Name: Couscous Salad with Turkey and Arugula Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup couscous; 1 cup raisins; 1 cup Walnuts; ¼ cup lemon juice; ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper; 6 tbsp olive oil; 2 carrots; 1½ lb Turkey; 5 oz arugula

couscous salad with turkey and arugula recipe

How To Make Couscous Salad with Turkey and Arugula

Enjoy a filling serving of this couscous salad, made with a blend of crunch and flavors brought by turkey, raisins, and carrots, all in one healthy plate!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Stand Time: 5 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2cupswater
1tspsalt
1cupcouscous
1cupraisins
1cupwalnuts
¼cuplemon juice,(from about 1 lemon)
½tspfresh ground black pepper
6tbspolive oil
2carrots
1½lbturkey,(1 turkey), cooked
5ozarugula

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, bring the water and ½ teaspoon of salt to a boil. Stir in the couscous and raisins.
Cover, remove from the heat, and let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer the couscous and raisins to a large bowl to cool.
In a small frying pan, toast the walnuts over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes until golden brown. Alternatively, toast the nuts in a 350 degrees F oven for 10 minutes.
Remove the nuts from the pan and chop them.
In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and pepper. Add the oil slowly, whisking.
Toss the carrots, toasted nuts, turkey, arugula, and the remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt with the cooled couscous.
Toss the salad into the dressing, then serve and enjoy!