Couscous Salad With Fresh Corn

Irmgard's Note:

A wonderful fresh cold pasta salad for summer. Note: You will have about twice as much dressing as you will need for this recipe. Save extra for salad.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 4 cups couscous
• 4 cups water
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• 6 ears fresh corn , cooked and cut off cob
• ½ cup sesame seed , toasted
• ½ cup cilantro
• 2 cups spinach , chiffonade
• 3 cups tomatoes , chopped
• 2 cups avocados , cubed and tossed with a little dressing
• salt and pepper

Sesame Dressing

• 1 ¾ cups vegetable oil
• 1 ½ cups rice wine vinegar
• ½ cup sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons garlic
• 1 teaspoon coriander , ground
• 1 teaspoon white pepper , ground
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ¼ cup soy sauce

Directions:

1. Boil water, pour over couscous, cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
2. Fluff couscous, toss with oil and cool.
3. (note: couscous can be toasted in a pan with olive oil first if desired).
4. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
5. Toss with enough dressing to just coat.
6. Adjust seasoning.
7. Dressing:Blend all ingredients in food processor or blender.

Reviews

[Tracy K]

Delicious dish for summer. The fresh corn and tomatoes realy make this dish stand out. Just be sure to dress it judiciously... too much dressing is not a good thing (learned that the hard way).

[Pianolady]

Wonderful!! So many delightful tastes blended together, and so many wonderful textures! I also left out the spinach. The next day when dealing with leftovers, as serving I topped the individual platings with some toasted pine nuts and we loved it that way as well! It seemed to add one more dimension to this delicious multi-dimensional dish. Thanks so much for sharing!!

[Sherry W.]

What a great way to liven up couscous. The avocados and corn really make the salad. I followed the recipe but left out the spinach. I also cut back on the amount of dressing. I will be making this again. Thanks for posting.