Moroccan-Style Tomato, Shrimp and Couscous Salad
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Published: May 14, 2008
Makes 4 servings
Preparation time: About 10 minutes
Mediterranean cuisine embraces a wide range of regional variations. You can serve the robust flavors of North Africa with Moroccan-Style Tomato, Shrimp and Couscous Salad. It features a mixture of shrimp, feta cheese, sweet bell pepper and tomatoes atop couscous, the semolina pasta that is one of the staple foods of North Africa.
1 cup uncooked couscous 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 8 ounces shelled, cooked shrimp 2 large fully ripened tomatoes, cut in wedges 1 sweet yellow bell pepper, diced 1/2 cup prepared vinaigrette dressing, divided 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/4 cup sliced green onions (scallions)•Prepare couscous with 1 cup water according to package directions, seasoning with salt and pepper; cool.
•In a medium-size bowl, combine shrimp, tomatoes, yellow pepper and 1/4 cup of the dressing.
•To couscous, add feta, green onions and the remaining 1/4 cup dressing; mix gently. Mound couscous mixture on 4 plates, dividing evenly; top with marinated tomato and shrimp mixture.
•Nutrition facts per serving: 347 calories, 9 g fat, 21 g protein, 45 g carbohydrate and 913 mg sodium.
•Source: Florida Tomato Committee.
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