COUSCOUS SPINACH SALAD: Daily Diabetic Recipe

COUSCOUS SPINACH SALAD

Yield: 8 servings (8 cups total)
Source: "The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes"

INGREDIENTS
- 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-ounce can water chestnuts
- 1 cup well-washed, tightly packed whole fresh spinach leaves, for serving

DIRECTIONS
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