Couscous Salad
1 cup couscous
1 cup chopped tomato
1 cup chopped cucumber
1 cup sliced green onion
1 cup chopped parsley
1 cup chick peas
Dressing:
2 Tblsp. olive oil
3 Tblsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice and the zest of 1 lemon
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 Tblsp. fresh mint, chopped, or 1 tsp. dried mint
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
In a saucepan bring 1.5 cups water and 1/2 tsp. salt to a boil. Add 1 cup couscous. Remove from heat, cover and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Fluff with fork, let cool. In a large bowl toss couscous with remaining ingds.
In a small bowl, mix dressing ingredients then pour over salad and mix. Refrigerate. Tastes better the second day! (Note: I found I liked more dressing so I used the juice and zest of 1 whole lemon and doubled the oil, garlic and mint. Use salt and pepper to your own taste.) If you like lentils, they can be added as well. Easy-peasy!
Peace,
Linda
"One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating." ~ Luciano Pavarotti
4 comments:
Thanks for this. I have been meaning to make some and I like trying new variations.
And sooooooo good for us too! Thanks for sharing yet another great recipe. Lucy
I love the couscous salad that I used to get at Costco. But they don't sell it any more. I must try this. Thanks
The lazy part of me needs to share. Instead of boiling that water in a pot and adding the couscous, just put the couscous and salt in the bowl you are going to use and pour the boiling water from the kettle over it. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes and then fluff with a fork. Voila! and no pot to wash.
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