Chicken Salad With Couscous

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup couscous or 1 cup quinoa
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 1/2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
• 8 ounces boneless skinless smoked chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
• 2 cups red seedless grapes, halved
• 2 cups green seedless grapes, halved
• 1/4 cup fresh pink grapefruit juice
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/2 cup packed fresh basil, cut into thin strips
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 cups arugula, packed (1 bunch, coarse stems discarded)

Recipe

• 1 cook couscous according to package directions.
• 2 stir in cumin, parsley, and salt to taste.
• 3 cool to room temperature.
• 4 toast walnuts in a dry pan over medium heat, shaking or stirring until lightly browned, 6 or 7 minutes.
• 5 toss chicken, grapes, juices, basil and curry in a bowl; season with salt and pepper.
• 6 arrange arugula in 4 bowls.
• 7 top with couscous, then chicken mixture.
• 8 drizzle remaining liquid over salads.
• 9 sprinkle with toasted walnuts.