Couscous Stuffed Oranges
Cook time – 45 min
- Total time
- 45 minutes
- Preparation time
- 45 minutes
- Calories
- 340
- Portions
- 4
Looking for a showstopper? This citrusy salad—filled with a refreshing blend of butter and baby red romaine lettuces, colorful veggies, chewy couscous and fragrant, chopped basil—presents beautifully in bright, hollowed rounds of orange. A feast for the senses, lunch is beautifully served.
Directions
- Prepare couscous according to package directions. Squeeze juice from the orange pulp into the couscous; set aside. Discard pulp.
- In a large bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients, including the DOLE Butter Bliss lettuce. Toss in the couscous. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Stuff the salad into the hollowed oranges.
Tips & Tricks
Pump up the flavor even more by adding 3 tablespoons of your favorite Italian dressing to the mix before stuffing. If you’re onion-shy, use just half of the red onion, plus 1 green onion as a substitute.
Ingredients
Nutritional Facts
| Serving Per Container | |
| Serving Size | 321 g |
| Calories | 340 |
| Entries | Daily value in %* |
|---|---|
| Total Fat (1 g) | 2% |
| Sodium (20 mg) | 1% |
| Total Carbohydrate (71 g) | 24% |
| Dietary Fiber (6 g) | 24% |
| Total Sugars (11 g) | |
| Protein (12 g) | |
| Calcium | 8% |
| Copper | 15% |
| Folate | 25% |
| Iron | 10% |
| Magnesium | 15% |
| Manganese | 40% |
| Molybdenum | 10% |
| Niacin | 15% |
| Pantothenic Acid | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 15% |
| Potassium (550 mg) | 16% |
| Thiamin | 15% |
| Vitamin A | 40% |
| Vitamin B6 | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 100% |
| Vitamin K | 70% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.