MEDITERRANEAN COUSCOUS SOY SALAD

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Here's a salad that uses both green and roasted soybeans. From the

April Soyfoods e-newsletter.

 

Ellen

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MEDITERRANEAN COUSCOUS SOY SALAD

 

Recipe By : Soyfoods USA April 2001

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Legumes Salads

Vegan Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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Dressing ingredients:

1/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp Dijon-style mustard

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

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Salad ingredients:

2 cups water

1 Dash salt

1 1/2 cups dry couscous

1 Tbsp olive oil

8 oz. green vegetable soybeans

1 cup carrots

1 cup yellow onion -- finely diced

1 clove garlic

1/4 cup mint leaves -- cut in thin strips

- 1/2 cup soynuts -- optional

 

In 2 or 3-quart pan, heat water and salt to a boil. Stir in couscous,

cover pan, and remove from heat and let stand. In a large non-stick

skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add soybeans and stir and cook

over medium heat for five minutes. Add diced carrot, onion and garlic

and cook another five minutes or until vegetables are tender crisp.

Fluff couscous with fork and pour into a large bowl. Whisk dressing

to reblend and add it along with the mint to couscous and mix. Add

cooked vegetables and mix. Salad may be served immediately while warm

or may be covered and refrigerated up to 24 hours and served cold.

Sprinkle soynuts on top of salad just before serving.

 

Yield: 8 servings. Per 3/4 cup serving: 184 calories, 11.5 g protein

(10 g soy protein), 22 g carbohydrates, 10 g total fat, 1.5 g

saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 6 g dietary fiber, 95 mg calcium, 70

mcg folate, 470 mg sodium.

 

Soyfoods USA April 2001

Compiled by Anne G. Patterson, R.D. for The Soy Connection,

Volume 9, Number 2, Spring 2001

 

 

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Per serving: 232 Calories; 7g Fat (28% calories from fat); 9g

Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 74mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch/Bread; 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fat

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 449 0 5070 0 0 0 0 0

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