Couscous Corn and Black Bean Salad

Submitted by Charmie777

"This is a variation of a recipe I've been making for years. I've added the black beans to make it a nice vegetarian dish."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 cups vegetable broth (or chicken)
• 1 (10 ounce) box couscous
• 1⁄3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup fresh corn kernel, roasted (or use frozen, or canned)
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1⁄3 cup thinly sliced green onion

directions

1. In 2 quart saucepan, bring broth to boil.
2. Stir in couscous; cover. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
3. Place couscous in a large bowl.
4. Combine olive oil, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, salt and pepper.
5. Gently fold into couscous.
6. Add remaining ingredients and fold gently. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
7. Refrigerate, covered, for at least one hour, or overnight.

Reviews

[Noor.Khalid]

We enjoyed this. I used parsley instead of cilantro but I didn't think it added much to the dish. I will be sure to try cilantro next time. I also left out the tomatoes which in hindsight took some of the flavor away from the salad, so I will add some next time. I decreased the oil to 1/4 cup, doubled the lime juice, and added 1 tsp. of cumin. There were no leftovers! I will make again--thanks for posting.

 

[Clarely]

I have made a different version of this before, but not for a few years and it seems that author changed the recipe since! This is very close to the original one I had liked. I used a T or so dried cilantro which worked great (I don't love cilantro and this seemed more subtle). I also added about 1/4 C parmesan cheese...sounds odd, but I had tried it before to give just a little more flavor and liked it. Served with tequila lime chicken.

 

[redneck naturalist]

We really liked this. It was a little bland, but I added a diced avocado and that was a good addition. Good leftovers. Great for cookouts and hot summer days.

 

[MissyIffy]

Very wholesome! I made the following changes: added yellow peppers, a can of chickpeas, 1/2 tsp chilli powder, and 1 tsp cumin powder; also put in more garlic, more pepper, and more lime juice. Will make again, but with less couscous and more veggies as we plan to eat this as a main. Thanks for recipe :)

 

[Kumquat the Cats fr]

Great! Definitely 5+ stars! Lime juice gave it zing, corn gave it sweetness and beans gave it texture. It was so easy, perfect for a hot and humid summer day in NYC. For some reason, BF wanted this warm so we did not refrigerate, which also saved time. The only difference was that we added 1 tablespoon olive oil instead of 1/3 cup because we're not into oily dressings. Would also be good as a main dish with goat cheese on top? Saving to my fast but good and keepers cookbooks:) Loved it! Okay, it made a lot but looking forward to lunch leftovers!