Curried Couscous Salad

Submitted by Kree

"This is a unique side dish that's perfect for a warm summer evening. I created this for RSC #7. Add as much or as little curry as you please. You can use a red bell pepper instead of green, but the green makes for a more colorful salad. One reviewer also enjoyed this salad after adding a can of tuna. See the note in parentheses to make this dairy-free."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked couscous
• 1 1⁄4 cups boiling water
• 1 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 (8 ounce) container plain yogurt (or soy yogurt to make this dairy-free)
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 teaspoon curry powder
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Place couscous in a large bowl and pour boiling water over the top. Let it soak for 10 minutes to swell the grains, then fluff it with a fork.
2. Add the remaining ingredients to the couscous and stir well to combine.
3. Chill in the refrigerator, if desired, and enjoy!

Reviews

[Pamela]

I made this as directed to take to a family BBQ. I am not a curyy lover but I knew that some of the people at the gathering would really enjoy this salad. Everyone who tasted it said it would have been better with some additional curry powder-I had put in 1 1/2 tsp. Thanks for posting and good luck!

 

[PetsRus]

Would have liked more of other ingredients in this salad to give it more flavor and crunch, like a red onion and more tomato. I liked the curry powder in the salad together with the yogurt but after chilling it for an hour the dressing was soaked up by the couscous and no longer fluffy.

 

[Shirl J 831]

I thought this was a nice salad. Made this for supper tonight along with SweetPea (Stackey5LRC)'s Easiest Pork Chops In The World recipe#125115 they both went well together. The only thing I would do different again is add a little less curry. I do love curry but found it to be too much but for me if you love curry go for it !!! Great recipe thanks for sharing.

 

[evelynathens]

Very nice. I did, however, felt it needed 'something' else - a tin of tuna did the trick and still made it contest-worthy. Good job, chef.

 

[PaulaG]

This was served well chilled. I did not have a green bell pepper, so I used orange. I could see where the green would be more colorful. It was a little bland and could have used more curry powder which was what attracted me to this dish.