Name: Couscous Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup 170g Instant couscous; 1 cup 240ml Hot water; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 teaspoon Cumin; 1 Red onion (chopped); 200 g Cherry tomatoes (quartered); 1 Cucumber (diced); 1 Bell pepper (diced); 1 can (300g Chickpeas, drained); 1/3 cups Olives; 1/4 bunch Mint (chopped); 3 tablespoons Olive oil; 2 tablespoons Lemon juice; Salt to taste; Pepper to taste

Couscous Salad Recipe

By David | Nov 21, 2021August 19, 2024

4.50 from 7 votes

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This Mediterranean couscous salad is light, delicious and very refreshing. The recipe is very easy to make and takes just a few minutes, the tastes are unique and reminds a holiday in the middle east. If you are looking for a salad recipe, this salad is defiantly forth a try.

A colorful bowl of couscous salad filled with diced tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, bell peppers, chickpeas, black olives, and herbs. The ingredients are mixed together, creating a vibrant and fresh-looking dish.

Couscous Salad Recipe

4.50 from 7 votes

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Prep Time 15

WORK TIME 15

DIFFICULTY Easy

Cuisine Middle eastern

Servings yields

Ingredients

For the salad:

1 cup 170g Instant couscous
1 cup 240ml Hot water
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Cumin
1 Red onion chopped
200 g Cherry tomatoes quartered
1 Cucumber diced
1 Bell pepper diced
1 can 300g Chickpeas, drained
⅓ cups Olives
¼ bunch Mint chopped

For the dressing:

3 tablespoons Olive oil
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Instructions

DIRECTIONS
1. In a large bowl, mix couscous, salt and cumin. Add hot water, cover and set aside for preparing the vegetables.
2. Before adding the vegetables fluff the couscous with a fork.
3. Add chopped onion, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, chickpeas, olives and chopped mint.
4. Make the dressing: in a small bowl whisk olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
5. Pour over the salad and mix until well combined.
6. Serve!