How to Cook Yummy Couscous salad

Couscous salad. Place corn in a Dutch oven; cover with water. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Couscous salad is the perfect party food.

Juicy grapes add pops of sweetness to this fresh, tasty side. Stir in minced roasted red peppers, sautéed. In small bowl, beat lemon juice, oil and salt with wire whisk until well blended; pour over vegetable mixture and toss. You can have Couscous salad using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Couscous salad

1. It's 1/2 cup of couscous.
2. You need 1 of diced cucumber.
3. It's 1 of diced tomato.
4. It's 5 piece of chopped kalamata olives.
5. You need 1 bunch of fresh basil/cilantro.
6. It's 1/4 cup of feta/mozarella.
7. It's 2 tbsp of white wine vinegar.
8. You need 1/2 of lemon.
9. Prepare 1 tsp of granulated sugar.
10. It's of salt and pepper.
11. You need 1 1/4 tsp of Italian seasoning (dried mixed herbs).

A simple salad loaded with lots of fresh veggies and an easy dressing makes this great for a meal on its own or a delicious side dish! I love to add some kind of complex carby starch to my salads. Also known as Pearl or Gourmet Couscous, Israeli Couscous is the giant forms of the more common tiny couscous. With a taste and texture almost like pasta, but a unique pearly, slippery surface, it makes a fabulous side or salad.

Couscous salad instructions

1. Cook the couscous in boiling water as per the package instructions and while it sits chop the cucumber, tomatoes, olives and basil/cilantro..
2. In a small bowl whisk your vinegar and lemon juice and to this add the sugar and mix until it dissolves well..
3. Remive your couscous from the pot and fluff it with a fork and transfer into a large bowl and let it cool..
4. Add all your veggies to the couscous with the feta/mozarella, , Italian seasoning and basil/cilantro..
5. Pour in your vinegar mixture and mix well..
6. Season with a good amount of salt and pepper. Serve!!.

Cover the pot and remove from heat. This Mediterranean couscous salad strikes the perfect balance of phytonutrients and fiber-rich vegetables plus protein that makes this salad light yet satisfying. This vegetarian side dish celebrates the use of fresh and flavorful ingredients with each bite delivering a burst of flavor. Couscous is an underutilized pantry item. My shortcut-flavour tip is to use the oil from the sun dried tomato jar as the dressing - free flavour!