Simple Couscous Salad
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat couscous (regular couscous also works)
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1⁄4 cup garlic-infused olive oil or 1/4 cup fat-free Italian salad dressing
- 1⁄2 cup green onion, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
directions
- To make your own garlic-infused olive oil: Thinly slice two cloves of garlic. Add to a small saucepan with olive oil. Heat on medium-low until garlic just begins to brown - do not burn garlic! Remove from heat and use a slotted spoon to remove garlic from oil. Discard garlic slices. Set aside oil.
- In a medium saucepan, bring chicken stock to a boil.
- Remove from heat and stir in couscous. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Fluff couscous with a fork. One at a time, stir in the remaining ingredients (starting with oil/dressing) until well combined.
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I am a high school science teacher and I love to experiment in the kitchen. I share my home with my husband and dog.
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