Sesame Chicken Couscous Salad

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 3 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 cup uncooked couscous
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1 large sweet red pepper, chopped (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar snap peas or 1 1/2 cups snow peas
• 3/4 cup broccoli floret
• 1 cup cooked chicken, chopped
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, combine broth, 1 teaspoon soy sauce and 1 teaspoon sesame oil and bring to a boil.
• 2 place couscous in large bowl and stir in boiling broth. cover and let stand 5-8 minutes. fluff with fork.
• 3 stir in green onions and red pepper. cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• 4 steam peas one minute. add broccoli and steam 2 more minutes or until crisp-tender. rinse in cold water and drain.
• 5 add chicken, peas and broccoli to couscous.
• 6 in a small bowl, combine lemon juice, olive oil, 2 teaspoons soy sauce, pepper and 1 teaspoon sesame oil. blend into couscous mixture.
• 7 mix in toasted almonds and sesame seeds immediately before serving. serve chilled or at room temperature.
• 8 variation: substitute bulgur for couscous. allow to stand in boiling liquid, covered, for 30 minutes.