Name: Mediterranean Couscous Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 cups couscous; 1/2 cup mung beans (dried ); 4 cups vegetable broth; 2 tbsp salt (divided); 1 cucumber (diced); 2 tomatoes (diced); 1 lemon ( juiced); 1 tbsp cilantro (chopped ); 1/2 tbsp ground black pepper

Mediterranean Couscous Salad

James Pucos

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 2

Calories 268 kcal

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
2 cups couscous
1/2 cup mung beans dried
4 cups vegetable broth
2 tbsp salt divided
1 cucumber diced
2 tomatoes diced
1 lemon juiced
1 tbsp cilantro chopped
1/2 tbsp ground black pepper

Notes

Turn on a multi-practical weight cooker, (for example, Instant Pot(R)) and select Sauté capacity. Heat olive oil; include couscous and mung beans. Cook and mix for 2 minutes include vegetable soup and one teaspoon salt. Close and lock the cover. Select high weight as indicated by the producer’s guidelines; set the clock for 20 minutes. Enable 10 to 15 minutes for a strain to manufacture.

Discharge weight utilizing the appropriate discharge strategy as indicated by producer’s guidelines for 10 minutes and after that speedy discharge the rest of the importance, around 5 minutes more. Open and evacuate cover. Lighten couscous with a fork. Let sit until crisp, approximately 10 minutes.

Join couscous, mung beans, cucumber, tomatoes, lemon juice, and cilantro in a bowl. Sprinkle with one teaspoon salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts (Per Serving): Calories 268, Carbohydrates 24g, Protein 33g, Fat 3g

Keyword Couscous Salad