Jeweled Green Bean Couscous Salad - High Desert Farmers Market

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Fresh green beans, rinsed, trimmed cut into ½ inch pieces and blanched
• 1 cup cooked whole wheat couscous, substitute cooked barley, brown rice or quinoa for variations
• ½ cup raw unsalted walnuts or pecans, chopped and toasted
• Seeds of one pomegranate
• ½ small red onion, diced small
• 1 cup baby greens, washed dried off and thinly chopped
• Juice and zest of one orange
• 2 tbsp fresh Thyme, leaves removed from stems
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil (evoo)
• ½ jar 7th Heavens Gourmet Nectarine Ginger Vinaigrette (optional but very delicious)