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Mexican-Inspired Couscous Salad

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
25 min
SERVINGS
4 servings
Mexican
Mexican-Inspired Couscous Salad
Ingredients
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 1 1/4 cups boiling water
  • 1 clove unpeeled garlic
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup canned whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
Instructions
1
Combine the couscous, ground cumin, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Mix well with the boiling water and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Allow it to sit for 10 minutes.
2
In a small skillet, cook the unpeeled garlic clove over medium-high heat until it's nicely toasted and its skin has turned a golden brown. Remove the garlic from the heat, peel it, and chop it finely. Add this minced garlic to the bowl with the cooked couscous along with the black beans, corn, onion, chopped cilantro, diced jalapeño pepper, olive oil, and a squeeze of lime juice. Serve the dish warm or let it cool down.