Pearl Couscous Salad with Beans
This Pearl Couscous Salad, inspired by cowboy caviar, is the perfect vegan side for potlucks or meal prep.
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked pearl couscous
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 can black eyed peas rinsed and drained
- 3 small bell peppers diced (I like using red, orange and yellow for a variety of colours)
- 1 red onion diced
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 1 cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 2 tablespoon Jalapeno diced
For the dressing:
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoon vinegar
- Juice of 1 lime
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Cook couscous according to package instructions, rinse and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl combine black beans, black eyed peas, bell peppers, red onion, tomatoes, corn, cilantro and jalapeno. Add couscous once cool.
- To make the dressing- in a mason jar or bowl whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, honey, salt and black pepper.
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: 2cups | Calories: 507kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Sodium: 854mg | Potassium: 871mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 2217IU | Vitamin C: 79mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 5mg
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