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Serves
4 as a side dish, or 2 as dinner
Author Notes
A vegetarian/vegan salad of rich Christmas lima beans, fresh veggies, a zesty lime dressing, and a few handfuls of cooked whole-wheat couscous. It’s a light, filling, healthy one-bowl meal. —TheThinChef
Ingredients
1
lime, zested and juiced-
Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste
1/2 teaspoon
coarse salt-
Freshly ground black pepper
1
ripe avocado
3/4 cup
vegetable broth
2/3 cup
whole-wheat couscous
1
cucumber, seeded, peeled and diced
1
red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1/2 pound
Christmas lima beans, cooked and drained OR 1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
Directions
- In a medium bowl, combine the lime zest and juice. Whisk in olive oil, tasting as you go, until you get a dressing that you like. (We like ours on the very tangy side, but just keep tasting as you drizzle.) Add salt and a few grinds of pepper. Dice the avocado, and toss it in the dressing. Set aside.
- Bring the broth to a boil in a saucepan over high heat, and then stir in the couscous. Remove from heat, cover, and let steam for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
- In a large bowl, combine the avocado and dressing, cucumber, red pepper, and beans. Toss gently to combine. Add the couscous, and toss to evenly coat everything with the dressing. Serve.
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