Recipe: Couscous Lettuce Wraps

COUSCOUS LETTUCE WRAPS

1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
3/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
3/4 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
2 cups water
1 cup whole-grain or regular couscous
1 (16 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups halved seedless grapes
8 large iceberg or leafy green lettuce leaves
Mango chutney (optional)

Saute onion, celery and garlic in oil until softened.

Add salt, ground turmeric, lemon-pepper and ginger; mix well. Add water. Bring mixture to a boil, stir in couscous and beans and return mixture to a boil. Cover pan; let stand 5 minutes or until water is absorbed.

Mix in grapes; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff mixture with a fork.

TO SERVE:
Spoon 3/4 cup mixture in center of each lettuce leaf; roll up into flute or cone shape. Serve with mango chutney. Serve hot or cold.

Makes 8 servings as a side dish; 4 servings as a main dish
Source: California Table Grape Commission