couscous salad
This delicious Mediterranean Couscous Salad combines couscous with cucumber, red onion, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, Kalamata Olives, and Feta cheese, all drizzled with an easy three-ingredient lemon vinaigrette. I love to serve it for a light summer lunch or dinner.
yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
5 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For couscous salad
- LEMON VINAIGRETTE
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1/4 colive oil
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1 Tbspwhite vinegar or red wine vinegar
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1lemon juiced (about 2 tablespoons)
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2 Tbsphoney
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1/4 tspfresh ground black pepper
- COUSCOUS SALAD
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2 1/4 ccool water
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 1/2 tspolive oil
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1 1/2 cuncooked pearl couscous
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2/3 cchopped English cucumber
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1/3 cred onion
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2/3 cquartered grape or cherry tomatoes
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2/3 cgarbanzo beans
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1/2 csliced Kalamata olives
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1/4 ccrumbled Feta cheese
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1/4 cloosely packed basil ribbons or chopped parsley
How To Make couscous salad
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1In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, honey, and pepper.
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2Bring water to a boil, add the salt and olive oil. Stir in the pearl couscous. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until the water is absorbed, stirring once or twice. Remove the lid and let it cool, stirring several times.
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3In a large bowl, combine the cooled couscous, cucumber, red onion, grape tomatoes, garbanzo beans, Kalamata olives, Feta cheese, and basil ribbons.
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4Drizzle with the lemon vinaigrette and toss to coat.
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