Roasted Vegetable Couscous Salad

Submitted by Katzen

"Easy roasted vegetables are tossed with couscous, and mixed with olives, fresh herbs, and lemon juice for a delicious summer salad. Feta makes a wonderful addition!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 6 cups
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 zucchini, quartered lengthwise
• 1 yellow squash, quartered lengthwise
• 3 portabella mushrooms
• 2 sweet peppers, halved
• 8 asparagus spears
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt & pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) box couscous (1 1/2 cups)
• 2 1⁄2 cups boiling water or 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 4 tablespoons fresh herbs (basil, chives, mint)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup kalamata olive, pitted
• 8 ounces feta cheese, cubed (optional)

directions

1. Drizzle olive oil on zucchini, squash, mushrooms, peppers, asparagus, and onion; season with salt & pepper. Grill on med-high heat until tender and skins on peppers are blackened. Cover and allow to cool.
2. Pour boiling water over couscous, cover.
3. Make dressing: combine lemon juice and herbs; whisk in olive oil.
4. Remove skins from peppers, chop. Chop remaining vegetables into bite size pieces.
5. Fluff couscous, add vegetables, dressing, and olives, and stir to combine. Keep cool until serving.

Reviews

[loof751]

Loved this couscous! I loved grilled veggies so I knew this would be great and it was. I used basil for the herbs (plenty of it!) and did not used the olives or feta. Thanks for posting this recipe!

 

[breezermom]

I really enjoyed this recipe. I love grilled veggies, and wanted to try these with couscous. I tried it first without the feta, then sprinkled a little fat free feta on a serving. I really liked it much more with the feta. So the feta will be a must for me from now on with the repeats of this yummy recipe! Thanks for sharing a yummy, healthy recipe!

 

[Shuzbud]

Absolutely loved this recipe. Grilling/ roasting the vegetables gives a lovely smoky flavour. I used chicken stock to cook the couscous, rather than water, as I love the combination of that with lemon. A brilliant couscous recipe- thanks!

 

[LifeIsGood]

I love both couscous and roasted vegetables, so I knew I'd really love this recipe. I did grill my veggies and they turned out very nicely, but you could probably use your oven on a high temp. to roast them. I especially love the kalamata olive flavor in the finished dish. I did not add feta, but I bet that would be wonderful. Thanks for sharing! ~Made for Veggie Swap~

 

[Debbwl]

Love roasted veggies and couscous making this a great salad for me. Made with chives as the herb and 4 ounces of feta cheese. Had to sub roasted green beans for asparagus as asparagus is out of season and I do not like the caned kind. The lemon juice and chives accents the vegetables beautifully. What a great salad for summer. Thanks so much for sharing.