Shrimp and Couscous Salad

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This delicious meal-in-one dish blends many interesting tastes and textures. Serve with whole grain bread.

Ingredients

Salad:

1 1/4 cups (300mL) water

1 cup (200g) couscous, uncooked

1 tsp (5mL) sesame oil

1/2 pound (230g) shrimp, medium, peeled and deveined, uncooked

1 red bell pepper, chopped

3/4 cup (150g) frozen green peas, thawed

1/4 cup (9g) cilantro, chopped

8 lettuce leaves

2 Tbsp (20g) toasted sesame seeds

Dressing:

1/4 cup (60mL) rice vinegar

2 Tbsp (30mL) soya sauce, low sodium

2 tsp (10mL) sesame oil

1 clove garlic, minced

Directions

Bring water to a boil in a sauce pan, stir in couscous. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. When cool, fluff couscous with a fork.

Heat oil in a nonstick skillet and add shrimp. Sauté just until pink.

In a large bowl, combine couscous, shrimp, red pepper, peas and cilantro.

In a small bowl, mix together rice vinegar, soya sauce, sesame oil and garlic. Pour over couscous mixture and toss well.

Serve salad on a bed of lettuce leaves and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts
Calories: 319
Total Fat: 7g
% Calories from fat: 19%
Protein: 20g
Carbohydrate: 44g
Cholesterol: 86mg
Sodium: 428mg