Chilled Couscous Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup couscous
1 cup vegetable stock
1 tablespoon thyme
2 tablespoon wine vinegar
1 cup baby peas
1 cup corn kernels
2 tomatoes
2 scallions
1 tablespoon basil
6 romaine leaves

Instructions

Place couscous in large bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over couscous and let stand. In saucepan, bring vegetable stock to boil, add thyme and vinegar. Boil to reduce to 3/4 cups. Add peas and corn to liquid and turn off heat. Toss tomatoes, scallions, and basil into couscous. Add liquid to couscous and mix well.

Cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving. To serve, top a romaine leaf with couscous mixture. Makes 6 servings

Per serving:197 calories, 2 grams fat