Couscous Salad
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5.0
27 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
5
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Course
Side Dish
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Cuisine
Mediterranean
Couscous Salad
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A simple and refreshing Couscous Salad! It's brimming with crisp veggies, fresh herbs, tangy feta and tossed with a vibrant lemon dressing. Perfect for serving with seafood or chicken.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup dry Moroccan couscous*
- 1 cup warm water**
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup + 1 tsp olive oil, divided (regular or extra virgin)
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp minced garlic (1 clove)
- 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 1/2 cups diced English cucumber
- 1/3 cup diced red onion
- 1/3 cup finely crumbled feta cheese
- 1/3 cup toasted slivered almonds (optional but highly recommended)
- 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh mint
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
- Right when it reaches a boil remove from heat and right away stir in couscous and salt and cover. Let rest 5 minutes.
- Drizzle in 1 tsp olive oil, fluff with a fork and let cool about 10 minutes in a salad bowl (toss occasionally if possible to reduce sticking). Meanwhile prepare remaining salad ingredients.
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.
- To bowl with couscous add tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, feta, almonds if using, parsley, and mint. Pour dressing over everything and toss to evenly coat.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. Salad is best the day prepared but will keep in the fridge for 1 day.
Notes
- *Israeli (pearl) couscous will work here as well just follow the cooking instructions on the package rather than those listed here (steps 1 - 2).
- **If at high altitude add 2 extra tablespoons water.
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