Curried Chickpea Couscous Salad | Bold Kitchen

You will have observed that I’ve been on couscous kick over the previous couple of years. Pearl couscous, to be particular, as a result of it’s so versatile, simple to prepare dinner with, and is the proper grain to make use of should you’re craving each pasta and quinoa or rice.

To date I’ve added this gnocchi-like grain to my well-known rooster soup, plus cozy one pot meals, and even my newest meatball bowl recipe. This stunning curried chickpea couscous salad is my first chilly salad recipe utilizing it, and OMG I’m in love.

When you keep in mind this Moroccan-Impressed Chickpea Quinoa Salad that I first shared again in 2018 (the OG AK readers know), this couscous salad has an identical taste profile that, for my part, will get much more scrumptious with the addition of couscous. Every chew is bursting with candy and savory flavors you’ll crave. Meal prep it in your week or share it as a enjoyable, distinctive facet dish at your subsequent BBQ!

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All the things you’ll have to make this curry couscous salad

This stunning curried chickpea couscous salad has a scrumptious number of flavors and textures due to a handful of enjoyable mix-ins and one of the best dressing. Right here’s what you’ll have to make it:

• Pearl couscous: I really like utilizing pearl couscous as the bottom for tons of my recipes as a result of the little gnocchi-like pearls get good and tender. You’ll prepare dinner it in water with a bit of salt.
• Chickpeas: a can of chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) provides a stunning enhance of plant-based protein to the salad.
• Veggies & herbs: we’re tossing in purple bell pepper, shredded carrot, purple onion, and contemporary parsley and cilantro.
• Combine-ins: add a bit of sweetness from Medjool dates or dried tart cherries, plus a scrumptious crunch out of your fav combination of nuts! I really like including toasted sliced almonds, roasted cashews, and roasted pistachios.
• Dressing: we’re utilizing my well-known curry tahini dressing, which is the proper mix of candy and savory.

Can I make this salad gluten-free?

Sure, it’s really easy! Merely swap the pearl couscous for 8 ounces of gluten-free orzo or quinoa. Each might be scrumptious.

Make this curried chickpea couscous salad your method

There are a couple of simple swaps I can suggest to customise this salad to your style preferences:

• Maintain it nut free. Merely omit the nut combination, or toss in a seed combination like sunflower seeds.
• Decide your dried fruit. When you don’t have any dates or dried cherries readily available, be happy to make use of dried cranberries, raisins, or golden raisins!
• Enhance the veggies. Be happy to get artistic right here! I believe contemporary finely chopped roasted cauliflower or a couple of cups of finely chopped uncooked broccoli can be good.
• Add additional protein. Serve this salad with my Baked or Grilled Honey Mustard Hen or my Honey Lemon Garlic Salmon for a full meal.

Extra dressing choices

Belief me after I say the curry tahini dressing is UNREAL and so scrumptious on this salad. However, should you’re not a fan of curry flavors, you could possibly attempt my Thai-Impressed Peanut Dressing or my Sesame Ginger Dressing.

Vegan curried couscous salad in 3 easy steps

1. Prepare dinner the couscous. Begin by cooking the couscous with water and salt in an identical method you’d with rice. As soon as it’s cooked, switch it to a big sieve and rinse it with chilly water to chill it. Add it to a big bowl.
2. Add the mix-ins. Add the chickpeas, plus the greens, herbs, dried fruit, and nuts to the bowl with the couscous.
3. Toss within the dressing. Pour the dressing everywhere in the salad and toss till the whole lot is properly coated. Style and add salt and pepper as wanted, then get pleasure from!

Retailer it for later

This vegan curry chickpea couscous salad is ideal for meal prep as a result of it is going to keep good in an hermetic glass container within the fridge for as much as 5 days. You can even retailer it in mason jars for fast on-the-go lunches!

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I hope you’re keen on this curried chickpea couscous salad! When you make it remember to depart a remark and a score so I understand how you appreciated it. Get pleasure from, xo!

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Curried Chickpea Couscous Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time 10 minutes minutes

Whole Time 20 minutes minutes

ServesServes 4 servings

Flavorful curried chickpea couscous salad stuffed with contemporary herbs, crunchy nuts, and a bit of sweetness from dried fruit. Toss all of it within the BEST creamy curry tahini dressing and benefit from the good plant-based lunch or facet dish that stays good for days! Choices to make it a fuller meal with grilled rooster or salmon.

Elements

• Couscous:
• 1 ½ cups water
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup pearl couscous*
• For the salad:
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 massive carrot, shredded
• 1 purple bell pepper, diced
• ⅓ cup chopped contemporary parsley
• ⅓ cup chopped contemporary cilantro
• ¼ cup finely diced purple onion
• ½ cup chopped Medjool dates or dried tart cherries
• ⅔ cup mixture of toasted sliced almonds, roasted cashews and roasted pistachios (no matter combine of those nuts you might have readily available is nice!)
• Dressing:
• 1 batch curry tahini dressing
• Additional contemporary floor salt and pepper, to style

Directions

• Put together the couscous: In a medium pot, add the water and salt and convey to a boil. Instantly stir within the couscous and return to a boil. Cut back warmth to low, cowl, and prepare dinner for 8 to 10 minutes till all the liquid is absorbed. Switch to a big sieve and rinse the couscous with chilly water for about 1 minute, till couscous has cooled. Switch to a big bowl.

• Within the massive bowl with the couscous, add within the chickpeas, shredded carrot, bell pepper, parsley, cilantro, onion, dates or cherries and mixture of nuts.

• Put together the dressing, then pour over salad and use tongs or a big spoon to toss the salad with the dressing till properly coated. Style and add additional salt and pepper, as obligatory.

• To retailer: Retailer leftovers in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 5 days.

Recipe Notes

Enhance the veggies: This may be scrumptious with contemporary finely chopped roasted cauliflower or perhaps a few cups of finely chopped uncooked broccoli florets.
I counsel serving this with my honey mustard rooster or my honey lemon salmon for a full meal.
*To make gluten free: sub in 8 ounces of gluten free orzo for the pearl couscous. Quinoa would even be scrumptious!

Diet

Serving: 1serving (based mostly on 4)Energy: 417calProtein: 14.5gFats: 24.5gSaturated Fats: 2.4gFiber: 11.8gSugar: 16.8g