[recipe] Curried Couscous Salad ~ vegan

[Guest guest]

This recipe turned out really delicious.

If you don't fancy Bacos or any other

type of soy bacon flavored bits, i think

this recipe could hold up without them.

i only put them in there because the magazine

where i found the recipe used real bacon and

i thought it might need something similar.

Next time i am skipping the bits and adding

chopped water chestnuts instead.

 

 

Curried Couscous Salad

 

3/4 cup water

1/2 cup uncooked couscous

1 cup frozen peas, thawed

1 medium diced cucumber

1 large carrot, shredded

2 green onions, chopped

1 tsp parsley

1/4 cup soy Bacos [fake bacon bits]

 

Dressing:

1/4 cup olive oil

1 Tbs. cider vinegar

1 Tbs. soy sauce

1 tsp. sucanat [or sugar]

1 tsp. curry powder

 

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil.

Stir in couscous. Cover and remove pan

from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes.

Fluff with a fork. In a large bowl, combine

the couscous, peas, cucumber, carrot,

onions and parsley. Cover and refrigerate

until chilled.

In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the

dressing ingredients; shake well. Just before

serving drizzle over salad and add the Bacos.

Toss to combine.

Yield: 4 servings

 

~ pt ~

 

" And, lo! up starts the demon Drink.

The joiner's bench, the mason's shed,

The place of dough and smoking bread,

The tailor's board, the Crispin's stool

All, all proclaim the demon's rule! "

~ Janet Hamilton; Lyrics of Drink; Poems,

Sketches And Essays; 1885.