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Smoked Turkey Salad with Grapes, Couscous, and Arugula

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Ingredients

1 2/3 cups water
1 cup couscous
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
a 3/4-pound piece smoked boneless turkey breast, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
2 1/2 cups red seedless grapes, halved
1/4 cup fresh red or pink grapefruit juice
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves, washed well, spun dry, and cut into thin strips
1 bunch arugula (about 2 cups, packed), washed well and spun dry, coarse stems discarded
2 tablespoons walnuts, toasted and chopped

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small saucepan bring water to a boil and stir in couscous. Cover pan and let couscous stand 5 minutes. Stir in cumin, parsley, and salt to taste with a fork and cool couscous mixture to room temperature.

    Step 2

    In a bowl toss turkey, grapes, juices, basil, and salt and pepper to taste. Arrange arugula on 4 dinner plates and divide couscous amoung them. Top couscous with turkey mixture and drizzle any liquid remaining in bowl over salads. Sprinkle salads with walnuts.

Nutrition Per Serving

Each Serving: About 348 calories
3.7 grams fat (10% of calories from fat)
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Gourmet
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