Lebanese Bean Salad Bowls
PREP TIME: 24 MIN
COOK TIME: 4 to 5 MIN
STANDING TIME: 5 MIN
Courtesy of: Delish Knowledge
INGREDIENTS
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
- 1 cup uncooked couscous
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons lower-sodium vegetable broth
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 can READ 4 Bean Salad, drained
- 1/2 cup prepared hummus (homemade or store bought)
- Salt
- Pepper
Lemon Parsley Dressing:
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 large lemon, juice and zest
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
DIRECTIONS
Makes 4 servings
- For couscous, heat medium saucepan over medium heat. Add oil to pan. Add shallots; saute 2 to 3 minutes until shallots are just tender. Add couscous; sauté for another minute until couscous is lightly toasted. Add broth, salt and pepper. Increase heat; bring to boil. Cover. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with fork, then stir in parsley.
- For Lemon Parsley Dressing, in small bowl, whisk together parsley, lemon juice and zest, garlic, salt, pepper and mustard until mustard is dissolved. Keep whisking ingredients together and slowly drizzle in olive oil until dressing forms. Season to taste, adding more salt and pepper, as desired.
- Stir in 2 tablespoon of dressing into couscous. Divide the couscous among 4 bowls. Top each bowl with bean salad and hummus. Drizzle with remaining dressing.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Nutrition information per serving (1/4 of recipe): 520 calories; 10g protein; 53g carbohydrate; 20g fat; 690mg sodium; 0mg cholesterol; 7g dietary fiber; 2.91mg iron; 0.15mg thiamin; 48.09IU vitamin A; 24.52mg vitamin C.
