Mediterranean Couscous Salad
Recipes Healthy Cooking Other ethnic food Quick and Easy Salad Side-dish
Description
This is like a pasta salad , only better! Instead of pasta it has couscous instead, and no mayo either, just olive oil!
Ingredients
1 cup pearl or Israeli couscous
2 tbl. extra virgin olive oil
juice of 2 lemons
1/2 tsp. ground sea salt
freshly cracked black pepper
1 cup finely chopped baby cucumber
1 cup baby tomatoes, halved
1/4 red onion, minced
1/2 cup parsley, finely minced
1/4 cup fresh mint, finely chopped
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/3 cup roasted pine nuts
1/3 cup Kalamata olives
Directions
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Cook the couscous according to the package instructions. Usually it simmers, covered, in 1 1/4 cups boiling water for about 8 to 10 minutes until the water is absorbed.
Put the hot couscous in a bowl and add the olive oil, lemon, sea salt and pepper. Give it a toss to combine and set aside.
Add the vegetables, parsley and mint to the couscous and toss well. Taste for seasoning and refrigerate the salad for at least a couple of hours to chill thoroughly.
Sprinkle in the feta, and the pine nuts and olives if using, when you are ready to serve.