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chorizo corn salad with couscous

Chorizo corn salad with pearl couscous

A simple recipe for a pearl couscous salad with chorizo, corn, and mixed greens.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Salads
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 477 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups uncooked pearl couscous
  • 3 cups water, liquid chicken stock, or liquid vegetable stock
  • 1/2 lb of chorizo sausage
  • 5 oz of canned sweet corn (140 g)
  • 1 cup of cherry tomatoes
  • 2 oz of mixed greens
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped

For the salad dressing

  • 200 g of greek yogurt (3/4 cup)
  • 1/2 lemon for juice
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon of dried parsley
  • pinch of salt and pepper

Instructions
 

Pearl couscous on the stove top:

  • In a saucepan, add the pearl couscous along with water and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat for 5 minutes.
  • On medium-high, cook the couscous about 8-10 minutes, or until water is absorbed.
  • Remove from heat and mix with a fork.
  • Let couscous cool to room temperature.

Pearl Couscous in a rice cooker:

  • Add the couscous, water and salt into the the rice cooker and turn it on.
  • Once it is finished, remove from the rice cooker into a large bowl and mix with a fork.
  • Let couscous cool to room temperature.

Other ingredients:

  • Chop the chorizo, cherry tomatoes, red onion into thin slices.
  • Open the can of sweet corn and drain the water.
  • In a large salad bowl bowl, combine the salad dressing ingredients along with the sweet corn.
  • On a stovetop at medium heat, cook the chorizo for 5 minutes in a saucepan.
  • Once the chorizo juices start flowing in the saucepan, add the chopped cherry tomatoes for 2 minutes.
  • Move the couscous to the large salad bowl, and combine it with the mixed greens, sweet corn, and salad dressing.
  • Add the warm chorizo and cherry tomatoes, along with all the juices from the saucepan into the salad.
  • Toss the salad and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 477kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 25gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 1039mgFiber: 3gSugar: 14g

Please note: We are not certified nutritionists and these estimates written and produced for entertainment purposes only.