Warm Spiced Couscous Salad for One

Name: Warm Spiced Couscous Salad for One
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 1/2 cup pearl, couscous; 3 ounces, Spanish chorizo, cut into ½-inch pieces; 1 , carrot, peeled and chopped; 4 teaspoons, oil, divided; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 2/3 cup chicken or, vegetable broth; 1/2 teaspoon, smoked paprika; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cumin; 1 cup canned, chickpeas, rinsed and patted dry; 1/3 cup, chopped fresh parsley or cilantro; 1/4 cup, raisins, chopped dried apricots, chopped dates, or chopped dried figs; 2 teaspoons, lemon juice plus lemon wedges for serving

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By Russell Selander

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Cooking for One

SERVES1

TIME35 minutes

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Cooking for One

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In this bright-yet-smoky, sweet-yet-tart riff on a grain salad, we used quick-cooking pearl couscous and toasted it with chorizo and a carrot, then stirred in broth with some smoked paprika and cumin. We added pantry-friendly chickpeas for ...

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