Peach and chicken couscous salad
By Chatelaine
Photo, Erik Putz.
When the sun’s blazing and the mercury’s rising, try a refreshing no-cook salad to cool you down.
Ingredients
-
3/4 cup
couscous
-
3/4 cup
boiling
water
-
1/4 cup
olive oil
-
1/4 cup
white-wine
vinegar
-
1 tbsp
honey
-
1/4 tsp
salt
-
1/4 tsp
pepper
-
2
shallots
, finely chopped
-
2 cups
chopped rotisserie
chicken
, skin removed
-
2
peaches
, chopped
-
1 cup
chopped
cilantro
-
1/3 cup
roasted
pepitas
-
1/3 cup
crumbled feta
cheese
Instructions
- PLACE couscous in a large bowl and pour in boiling water. Cover and let stand 5 min. Fluff with a fork.
- WHISK oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Stir in shallots and let stand 10 min.
- ADD chicken, peaches, cilantro, pepitas and feta to couscous. Drizzle with dressing and stir to combine.
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Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 495,
- Protein
- 29 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 35 g,
- Fat
- 28 g,
- Fibre
- 3 g,
- Sodium
- 542 mg.
- Excellent source of
- vitamin B12