Healthy Vegetarian / Vegan salad recipe for Easy Lunch or Dinner - Couscous salad recipe

couscous

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur

Quinoa is more nutritious, while bulgur is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

Boil 2 cups of water in a pan.

Wash 1 cup of Dalia before adding it to the boiling water.

Add Dalia to the boiling water and cover the pan.

Cook for 4-5 minutes until water is absorbed and Dalia is cooked.

Fluff the Dalia with a fork and let it sit covered for 10 minutes to cool.

Chop the vegetables: tomato, green onion, cucumber, and bell peppers.

Combine the chopped vegetables, parsley, boiled corn, and chickpeas with the cooled Dalia.

Squeeze the juice of 2 limes into a bowl.

Add salt, black pepper, and 1 to 1.5 teaspoons of olive oil to the lime juice and mix.

Pour the dressing over the salad and mix everything together.

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