Curried Couscous Vegan Salad
Curried couscous vegan salad is an easy, healthy, plant-based recipe for meal-prep. Tossed in a tahini curry sauce, it's full of flavor and nutrients!
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup pearl couscous dry (cooked according to package instructions
- 1 can chickpeas 398 ml rinsed and drained
- ½ of one medium red onion thinly sliced (about 1.5 cups)
- ½ large head of cauliflower about 2.5 cups, chopped into small florets
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 2 large carrots shredded (about 2 cups)
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup almonds chopped
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
Tahini curry dressing:
- ¼ cup tahini
- 1 lemon juiced (about 3 tbsp)
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
- ½ tablespoon curry powder
- ½ teaspoon dried turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoon maple syrup or honey if not vegan
- 4 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Cook couscous according to package instructions.
- Add chickpeas, red onion and cauliflower to a large sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika. Toss to coat. Bake for 20 minutes. Toss and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- While the vegetables are cooking, prepare your dressing by whisking together tahini, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, curry powder, turmeric, black pepper, maple syrup and water. Set aside.
- To make your salad: To a large bowl add cooked couscous, cooked chickpeas, onions and cauliflower, shredded carrots, raisins, chopped almonds and cilantro. Drizzle with curry dressing and toss to combine.
Notes
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 290mg | Potassium: 741mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4254IU | Vitamin C: 56mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 3mg
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