Couscous and Chicken Salad with Orange-Balsamic Dressing
| Yield: | 8 Servings |
| Categories: | Grains |
| Salad | ||
| 4 1/2 | c | Water |
| 3 | c | Couscous; (2 10-ounce boxes) |
| 1 | c | Dried currants |
| 1 | 3 pound roasted chicken; skinned, boned, cut | |
| Into bite-size pieces | ||
| 1 1/2 | c | Diced drained roasted red bell peppers |
| (from jar) | ||
| 1 | cn | Chick-peas (garbanzo beans); (15 1/2 ounce) |
| Rinsed, drained | ||
| 1 | c | Chopped pitted Kalamata olives* |
| 1 | bn | Green onions; chopped |
| 1/2 | c | Chopped fresh cilantro |
| Dressing | ||
| 3/4 | c | Orange juice |
| 3 | tb | Balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar |
| 3 | tb | Grated orange peel |
| 1 | tb | Ground cumin |
| 1/2 | c | Olive oil |
| Greens | ||
| Romaine lettuce leaves |
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