How To Make Lemon Asparagus Couscous Salad with Tomatoes
This lemon asparagus couscous salad makes a perfect side to any dish! Made with tossed crispy asparagus, grape tomatoes, and parsley in a zesty lemon juice.
Ingredients
- 6ozwhole wheat pearl couscous
- ¾lbthin asparagus spears,tough ends trimmed
- 1½cupsgrape tomatoes,quartered
- ¼cupred onion,minced
- 1lemon,juiced
- 1tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 2tbspfresh parsley,minced
- kosher salt,to taste
- fresh cracked pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, then add asparagus and cook for about 3 minutes until tender.
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Remove with a large slotted spoon and rinse in a colander in the sink under cold water to stop it from cooking.
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Add the couscous to the boiling water and cook according to package directions.
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Chop the asparagus into small ½-inch pieces.
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Drain the couscous. Rinse under cold water then place in a large bowl.
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Add the chopped asparagus, tomatoes, red onion, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, salt, and pepper to the bowl.
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Taste for salt and pepper. Serve room temperature or chilled.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 183.29kcal
- Fat:Â 3.18g
- Saturated Fat:Â 0.47g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 2.03g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 0.47g
- Carbohydrates:Â 33.29g
- Fiber:Â 4.41g
- Sugar:Â 3.31g
- Protein:Â 6.62g
- Sodium:Â 416.06mg
- Calcium:Â 39.35mg
- Potassium:Â 361.67mg
- Iron:Â 2.22mg
- Vitamin A: 54.56µg
- Vitamin C:Â 19.76mg
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