Description
A vibrant and flavorful Moroccan salad featuring chickpeas, carrots, and fluffy couscous, seasoned with warm spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup couscous
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 2 carrots, grated
- 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a saucepan, bring vegetable broth to a rolling boil. Once boiling, remove from heat, stir in couscous, cover, and let sit for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine couscous, grated carrots, chickpeas, red onion, raisins, and parsley.
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and pepper.
- Pour dressing over the salad and toss gently to coat.
- Let salad sit for 10 minutes before serving to meld the flavors.
Notes
Use fresh vegetables for the best quality. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Moroccan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 0mg