Couscous Salad

Submitted by mandabears

"Delicious salad, cool and refreshing. The addition of the feta cheese adds a nice tang. I have used both regular and whole wheat couscous and they are both delicious."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 14 ounces chicken broth
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 10 ounces couscous
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1⁄3 cup olive oil
• 8 ounces cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 cucumber, peeled and diced
• 3 green onions, sliced thin
• 3 ounces feta cheese, crumbled

directions

1. Bring broth and water to boil in a medium saucepan.
2. Remove from heat.
3. Stir in couscous.
4. Cover.
5. Let sit for 5 minutes.
6. DRESSING: Whisk sugar, dijon mustard, lemon juice, and red wine vinegar together.
7. Whisk in olive oil slowly.
8. Transfer couscous to a large bowl and fluff with fork to separate the grains.
9. Add tomatoes, cucumbers, green onion and feta cheese.
10. Add dressing and toss.
11. Serve at room temperature.

Reviews

[Joey D from NYC]

I sub raspberry red wine vinegar in this, and it's just delicious! People eat it right up! I usually have to add a little bit more liquid to the dressing because it can get dry very quickly.

 

[Um Safia]

Made & reviewed for NA*ME Forum's Dish of The Week! We'll we really did like this salad - I made a couple of alterations...1) I always steam my cous cous so I did that & omitted the broth as I didn't require it. 2) I didn't have red wine vinegar so subbed our usual in it's place. DS took the leftovers to school & loved it. Thanks for a great recipe :)

 

[Purple Becca]

I made this to go with Corn pie with beef crust and it was a big success. I used wholemeal cous cous, vegetable stock and added in chopped pepper. I made half and it fed two hungry adults and a fussy eater (aged 8!) with left overs! I didnt haev feta but can see that would be a nice addition. Great recipe - thank you!

 

[sugarpea]

Dh and I both enjoyed this. All I added was salt and pepper.

 

[SuPrSuB1]

I loved it! Easy to make. I did have to substitute, as I had no Dijon mustard. I added prepared mustard instead. I also used 1 Tablespoon of raw brown sugar for the sugar in the recipe. I always serve my couscous salad using red, yellow, and orange bell peppers and Kalamata olives, red and green onions. It is so refreshing! Julie