Turkey Couscous Salad
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
This turkey couscous salad is a great after-Thanksgiving recipe to use up any leftover turkey that you have in the fridge. It's quick and easy and is just like a Greek salad.
Course:
Salads, Entrées
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
One Pot Meal, turkey, Quick and Easy, Lunch
Servings: 4
Calories: 255 kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup dried couscous
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1½ cups cooked turkey breast diced
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 cups arugula
- ¼ cup Kalamata olives halved
- 1/3 cup diced cucumbers
- ¼ red onion diced, soaked in water for 10 minutes and drained
- olive oil
- juice of ½ a lemon
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup pine nuts toasted
Instructions
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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.
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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.
Nutrition Facts
Turkey Couscous Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255
Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 676mg28%
Potassium 218mg6%
Carbohydrates 30g10%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 495IU10%
Vitamin C 7mg8%
Calcium 124mg12%
Iron 1.3mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.