Couscous Spinach Salad
Yield: 8 servings (8 cups total)
Source: "The New Family Cookbook for People
with Diabetes"
1 cup Homemade Chicken Broth or canned reduced-sodium
chicken broth
3/4 cup uncooked couscous
1/2 cup light Italian salad dressing
2 cups well-washed, shredded, tightly packed
fresh spinach
12 cherry tomatoes, halved
One 8-ozcan water chestnuts
1 cup well-washed, tightly packed whole
fresh spinach leaves, for serving
In a saucepan, bring the chicken broth to a boil. Stir in
the couscous and remove from the heat. Cover and let stand
for 5 minutes. Add the salad dressing. Cover and chill.
To serve, toss the coucous mixture with the shredded
spinach, tomatoes, and water chestnuts. Serve on the
whole spinach leaves.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 cup):
Calories: 96, Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 261 mg,
Carbohydrate: 19 g, Dietary Fiber: 2 g, Sugars: 3 g,
Protein: 4 g
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1 Vegetable