Chicken and Israeli Couscous Vegetable Salad Recipe

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Ingredients

  • ■1 1/4 cups cooked Trader Joe’s Harvest Grains Blend (or Israeli couscous), cooled
  • ■1 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken
  • ■1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions (3-4)
  • ■1/2 cup diced radishes (3-4)
  • ■1/2 cup diced seeded peeled cucumber
  • ■1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • ■20 grape tomatoes, halved
  • ■1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • ■Ground cumin
  • ■Salad dressing
  • ■Garnish: Chopped fresh basil

Preparation

Step 1

Cooking instructions for the Couscous:

Bring 1 3/4 cups water or chicken broth to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon butter and stir in 1 1/4 cups of Trader Joe's Harvest Grain Blen. Bring back to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 10 minutes.

Salad:

In a large bowl, add cooked grains or couscous, chicken, onions, radishes, cucumber, bell pepper, tomatoes and parsley. Mix gently. Sprinkle lightly with ground cumin, drizzle some dressing over the salad and mix again to combine. Taste and add additional dressing or cumin, if needed. Refrigerate.

To serve, portion into 4 wide bowls and garnish with basil shreds if you like.