{"id":16093,"date":"2022-11-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?p=16093"},"modified":"2022-02-19T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T13:30:00","slug":"southwestern-couscous-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/southwestern-couscous-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwestern Couscous Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Whole Foods Market<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Serves 8<\/p>\n<p>A quick, colorful summer side for a barbeque or Cinco de Mayo (add diced jalape\u00f1o). It travels well to picnics\u2014and the ingredients travel well to a vacation rental. For a gluten-free version, use cooked quinoa in place of preparing the couscous.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Ingredients<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/Recipes\/couscous_salad.jpg\" width=\"381\" height=\"240\" \/><\/h4>\n<p>1 cup whole wheat couscous<br \/>\n1 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)<br \/>\n1\/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves<br \/>\n1\/4 cup lime juice<br \/>\n3\/4 teaspoon chili powder<br \/>\n1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained<br \/>\n2 tomatoes, finely chopped<br \/>\n1 zucchini, finely chopped<br \/>\n1 red bell pepper, chopped<br \/>\n1 cup fresh corn kernels (from 2 ears corn)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Method<\/h4>\n<p>Bring 1 1\/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in couscous, cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes; fluff with a fork. 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