Recipe: Yummy Couscous and three-bean salad

Couscous and three-bean salad. Some bean salads use all canned beans, but I prefer mixing in some fresh green beans and bright yellow wax beans now that it's summer. The key to this flavorful salad is dressing the couscous and beans while still warm; they absorb the dressing and really make the whole dish much tastier. Fluffy couscous is dotted with green onions, red pepper, fresh cilantro and black beans and boasts the Southwest tang of a lime-cumin vinaigrette.

Three bean salad is one of those quintessential American summer picnic foods. It's comforting, protein-rich, and easy to put together quickly with pantry ingredients. Three bean salad is usually made with canned green beans instead of the cannellini white beans I'm using here. You can have Couscous and three-bean salad using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Couscous and three-bean salad

1. Prepare 1/2 cup of green beans.
2. It's 1/2 cup of carrots, chopped.
3. You need 1/2 cup of yellow pepper.
4. Prepare 1 cup of instant couscous.
5. It's 1 cup of broth from veggies.
6. It's 1 of green onion.
7. You need 2/3 cup of drained chick peas.
8. It's 2/3 cup of drained kidney beans.
9. It's of dressing.
10. Prepare 1/4 cup of olive oil, extra virgin.
11. It's 1 of zest of lemon grine.
12. You need 3 tbsp of lemon juice.
13. It's 1 tbsp of deijon mustard.
14. It's 1 tsp of oregano.
15. Prepare 1 of salt and pepper to taste.

This Three Bean Salad is so flavorful. It makes a great side dish or topping, but can also be a healthy protein-packed snack, too. [Here's another couscous salad: Lemony Arugula Salad with Couscous, Cucumbers and Feta! The salad is simple, fast and tastes like it came from a fancy restaurant.] Lemony White Bean Salad with Prosciutto has creamy white beans, salty prosciutto, parmesan cheese, peppery arugula, and a. This is great for a buffet!

Couscous and three-bean salad instructions

1. Cook all veggies. Use a cup of the veggie broth over the couscous and stir. Cover with plastic and let it steam for 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork..
2. Add all the veggies and beans and stir..
3. Prepare dressing by stiring all ingridents together. Pour over salad. **note. The longer the dressing sits, the more flavour. I suggest putting it in fridge for an hour before serving..

A marriage of couscous and fresh veggies held together by a Southwestern flavored dressing! Fluff the couscous well, breaking up any chunks. Add to the bowl with the vegetables and mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve at once or refrigerate until. This vegan couscous salad recipe is both healthy and low-fat.