Israeli Couscous Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup Israeli couscous
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
• 2 cups chickpeas cooked
• 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• 1/2 cup chopped mint
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 3 tomatoes cut into small pieces; or about 12 ounces, 2 cups of grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, or baby heirloom tomatoes of assorted…
• 2 stalks green onions thinly sliced
• 3 baby cucumbers cut into small cubes
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper minced; optional
• 1/3 cup olive oil or canola oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice from one lemon or so
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground

Nutrition

• Calories : 350 calories
• Carbohydrate : 46 grams
• Fat : 15 grams
• Fiber : 6 grams
• Protein : 9 grams
• SaturatedFat : 2 grams
• Sodium : 510 milligrams
• Sugar : 4 grams