Couscous Salad is a healthy and yummy salad recipe in which couscous is tossed with vegetables, feta cheese, chickpeas and a lemony dressing!
Ingredients
Couscous: 1 cup
Water: 1 cup
Virgin Olive Oil: 2 tbsp
Salt: 1 tsp
Cucumber: ½ cup
Onion: ½ cup
Coloured Bell Pepper: ½ cup
Cooked Chickpeas: 1 cup
Basil: A handful chopped
Mint: 2 tbsp chopped
Feta Cheese: 100 gm cut into small cubes
Sunflower seeds: ¼ cup (optional)
For Dressing:
Lemon Juice: 3 tbsp
Honey: 1 tbsp
Virgin Olive Oil: 3 tbsp
White Vinegar: 1 tbsp
Oregano: ¼ tsp
Salt: ¼ tsp
Pepper: ¼ tsp
Instructions
In a pan, add the water, salt and virgin olive oil and bring to a boil. Add the couscous, mix well and close lid till the water is completely absorbed by the couscous. Fluff it up with a fork and let cool completely.
Mix together the couscous, onion, cucumber, bell pepper, chickpeas, feta cheese, basil and mint leaves. Mix gently so as to not mash the feta cheese.
Mix together all the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl.
Pour the dressing over the couscous salad and mix well. Stir in the sunflower seeds.
Notes
You can add more lemon juice or honey to your liking
Recipe by YourHungerStop at https://www.yourhungerstop.com/couscous-salad/