Cool Couscous Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups couscous
• 2 cups pecans, toasted and rough chopped
• 1/2 cup black beans, drained
• 1/2 cup celery, minced
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup sweet onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons orange zest, grated
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 cups orange sections, rough chopped
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• kosher salt
• freshly cracked black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan or in a microwaveable dish bring the stock and butter to a boil.
• 2 remove from heat and stir in the couscous, cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• 3 fluff gently with a fork and place in the refrigerator to chill.
• 4 in a large bowl stir together the pecans, black beans, celery, bell pepper, onion, zest, and orange segments.
• 5 whisk the lemon juice, orange juice and olive oil together and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 6 combine all ingredients and reseason with salt and pepper.
• 7 chill and serve later or serve immediately.