Turkey Couscous Salad Food

TURKEY COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Place the couscous and salt in a small bowl. Pour the boiling water over the couscous and cover for 5 minutes with a lid or some plastic wrap. After 5 minutes, fluff the couscous with a fork.
• In a large bowl, combine the couscous with the turkey breast, cherry tomatoes, arugula, Kalamata olives, cucumbers and red onion. Drizzle with olive oil, lemon juice and red wine vinegar, and toss together. Add the mint and the feta cheese and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Transfer to a serving dish, top with toasted pine nuts and serve.

QUICK TURKEY COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Roughly tear the turkey slices and put in a large bowl with the salad and couscous. Add a drizzle of olive oil and toss well. Divide between two plates, then sprinkle each with the pomegranate seeds. Grind over pepper to serve.

MINI TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH A FRESH COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Cook couscous according to package instructions.
• Combine couscous with scallions, tomatoes, cucumber, lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley, garbanzo beans and 1 TBS olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix ground turkey with cumin, cinnamon, oregano, and salt & pepper to season. Shape into small meatballs.
• Heat a large skillet with 2 TBS olive oil to medium high heat. Add meatballs and cook until desired doneness. About 4-5 minutes on all sides.
• Serve Meatballs with the Couscous salad. Garnish with a sprinkling of parsley, olives, or feta cheese if you prefer.

SWEET POTATO AND TURKEY COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain., Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute couscous, onion and celery until couscous is lightly browned. Stir in seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until couscous is tender, about 10 minutes., Stir in turkey, cranberries, orange zest and potatoes. Cook, covered, over low heat until heated through. Sprinkle with parsley.

TURKEY COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil; stir in couscous. Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Fluff with a fork; cool. , Add the turkey, tomatoes and olives. In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, parsley and vinegar. Pour over couscous mixture and toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese. Serve immediately.

TURKEY & COUSCOUS STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Wash 2 bell peppers, and cut tops off.
• Clean out seeds, and set aside.
• Brown ground turkey in a medium sized saucepan.
• Add onion, mushroom& garlic, and cook until tender.
• Drain.
• Add tomato sauce, salt, red pepper& uncooked couscous.
• Mix all ingredients together thoroughly.
• Pour ¼ cup of water into the bottom of a slow cooker.
• Stuff peppers with the mixture, and set peppers upright in the slow cooker.
• Set slow cooker to 4-6 hours.
• Very easy, tasty, and not too high in fat& calories.