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Couscous Salad
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.
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 5 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
2
Right when it reaches a boil remove from heat and right away stir in couscous and salt and cover. Let rest ⏱️ 5 minutes.
Salt (and freshly ground black pepper)
3
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.
4
In a small mixing bowl whisk together remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.
fresh lemon juice2 Tbspminced garlic (1 clove)1 tsp
5
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.
6
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Salad is best the day prepared but will keep in the fridge for 1 day.
Salt (and freshly ground black pepper)
Nutrition Facts
calories
356 kcal
fat Content
20 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
5 g
sugar Content
4 g
sodium Content
243 mg
protein Content
9 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
8 mg
carbohydrate Content
37 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
unsaturated Fat Content
16 g
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