Couscous and Cherry Tomato Salad

Submitted by PrairieHarpy

"This is a wonderful side dish that me mum (my English mother-in-law) has prepared for us twice now upon visiting. Some of the last batch is still in the fridge as I write this, and I can't stop nibbling at it! I finally remembered to get the recipe this time."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 7 ounces couscous
• 1 red chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 8 ounces cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 bunch green onion, sliced
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons cilantro, freshly chopped
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste

directions

1. Place the couscous in a bowl and pour over 300ml (1/2 pint) boiling water.
2. Leave for 30 minutes until the water has been completely absorbed, allow to cool.
3. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, cilantro and seasoning to taste.
4. Add chili pepper, tomatoes and onions and stir gently to combine ingredients.
5. Allow to chill for at least an hour. It allows the flavours to mingle.
6. Keeps well in the fridge for 2 or 3 days.

Reviews

[ladywisconsin]

forgot the chili pepper, subbed lime for lemon. absolutely loved this! delicious! :)

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

made this today and loved it, I used one jalapeno pepper in place of the chili pepper next time I'll use two, I also added in a minced garlic clove, lots of freshly ground black pepper, before served I mixed in some cubed feta, so delicious!... thank you for sharing your great recipe Prairie! :)

 

[stormylee]

Wonderful salad - there are no in-your-face flavours there but the subtle combination is so very, very tasty! Used chives instead of green onion (which I couldn't get!) but otherwise followed the recipe; used 1/2 ts salt (I like to measure :-) ). Really good and will definitely get made again! Thank you!

 

[getoutofmygalley]

This is just lovely. What a nice, light, refreshing little salad to take to work for lunch or simply eat as a snack. I added some garlic powder for extra flavour. Thanks, ToryLynn!

 

[Lillers]

Loved it! I used parmesan-flavored couscous and crushed red pepper flakes instead of the fresh red chili pepper. Very refreshing change-of-pace salad. Great to take to work for lunch!