Healthy Ramadan Iftar Recipe: Couscous Confetti Salad

Iftar, a jubilee dish after a day of fasting needs a healthy and tantalizing provide and this couscous confetti salad is only that. This salad is abounding in formidable carbohydrate, fibre, zinc, and B vitamins. A singular portion also provides about 2 to 3 grams of protein. The measures mentioned in this recipe make about 8 1-cup servings.

Couscous is pasta from northern Africa that cooks roughly now and creates a pleasing and flavorful salad. Whole-wheat couscous is sole in healthy food stores and some supermarkets.

Ingredients

• 1 ¹/₂ cups dry whole-wheat couscous 


• 2 cups hot water 


• 3 – 4 immature onions, finely chopped, including tops 


• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and finely diced 


• 1 carrot, grated 


• 1 – 2 crater finely shredded red cabbage 


• ¹/₂ cup finely chopped uninformed parsley 


• ¹/₂ cup golden raisins or chopped dusty apricots 


• 1 extract of 1 lemon 


• ¹/₄ cup seasoned rice vinegar 


• 1 tablespoon olive oil 


• 1 teaspoon curry powder 


• 1 ¹/₂ teaspoons salt

Method

In a vast bowl, brew couscous and hot water. Stir to mix, afterwards cover and let mount until all a H2O has been absorbed, 5 to 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork. 
Add immature onions, bell pepper, carrot, cabbage, parsley, and raisins or apricots. 
In a tiny bowl, brew lemon juice, vinegar, oil, curry powder, and salt. Add to salad and toss to mix. Serve during room heat or chilled.

Calories in 1-cup

• Calories: 194


• Fat: 2.1 g


• Saturated Fat: 0.3 g


• Calories from Fat: 9.8%


• Cholesterol: 0 mg


• Protein: 5.2 g


• Carbohydrates: 40.2 g


• Sugar: 10 g


• Fiber: 4.2 g


• Sodium: 283 mg


• Calcium: 33 mg


• Iron: 1.1 mg


• Vitamin C: 40.9 mg


• Beta Carotene: 1157 mcg


• Vitamin E: 0.7 mg

Source: Healthy Eating for Life to Prevent and Treat Diabetes by Patricia Bertron, R.D.; recipe by Jennifer Raymond, M.S., R.D.

Photo Credit: Kathy Patalsky.

Recipe courtesy: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (www.pcrm.org)

Also read:

• Ramadan – 5 tips to stay healthy while fasting


• Ramadan – how to eat healthy during Iftar


• Ramadan – special tips for a healthy Sehri


• How to eat healthy during Ramadan – diet devise by consultant nutritionists


• How to contend fit during Ramadan

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Healthy Ramadan Iftar Recipe: Couscous Confetti Salad