An easy, quick, and delicious salad featuring couscous, avocado, chickpeas, black beans, kalamata olives, and arugula. Light and healthy, this salad makes a perfect summer lunch!
Ingredients
⅓ cup whole wheat couscous
scant ¼ cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
scant ¼ cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
12-14 jumbo pitted kalamata olives
⅔ cup arugula
½ a small avocado
¼ cup olive oil
juice of half a lemon
Instructions
Stick your olive oil in the fridge.
Heat couscous and ⅓ cup water in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave for 2 minutes.
Remove from microwave and immediately fluff with a fork.
Slice kalamato olives and avocado.
Toss to combine couscous, chickpeas, black beans, olives, arugula, and lemon juice.
Chill in fridge for 10 minutes.
Add olive oil and toss.
Garnish with sliced avocado.
Recipe by Whisk & Shout at https://whiskandshout.com/couscous-detox-salad/