Wasabi Flavored Couscous with Salmon and Asparagus

Wasabi Flavored Couscous with Salmon and Asparagus

Ingredients

12 pencil thin asparagus stalks
1 pouch (2.6 oz) pink salmon
1/4 cup tri-color couscous with sundried tomato & spinach
1 jalapeño finely chopped
1 Roman tomato roughly chopped
1/2 small red onion diced
2 tsp wasabi sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp dried mint
Season with salt & pepper

Instructions

Wash asparagus stalks and snap off their fibrous bottoms and chop into 1 inch pieces.
Steam asparagus with a few table spoons of water in a microwave for 2 minutes and then drain and set aside.
Place couscous in a bowl and pour over ¼ cup boiling hot water and cover the bowl. Let this stand for 5 minutes and then flake the couscous with a fork.
Add all the remaining ingredients to the couscous including the steamed asparagus and mix well.

Couscous is a great substitute for pasta or potatoes, cooking in no time. This is a nutritionally balanced very low fat meal, perfect for lunch for one person or as an appetizer, yielding two servings. Serve hot or cold.