Recipe: Appetizing Mediterranean Couscous Salad

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Mediterranean Couscous Salad. In small bowl, beat lemon juice, oil and salt with wire whisk until well blended; pour over vegetable mixture and toss. This Mediterranean couscous salad strikes the perfect balance of phytonutrients and fiber-rich vegetables plus protein that makes this salad light yet satisfying. This vegetarian side dish celebrates the use of fresh and flavorful ingredients with each bite delivering a burst of flavor.

Mediterranean couscous salad recipe, loaded with nutrition and flavor from chickpeas, veggies, fresh herbs and a zippy lemon-dill vinaigrette.

This versatile dish makes a great lunch, light supper, or side depending on what you need.

And you can make it ahead, the flavors deepen the next day.

You can have Mediterranean Couscous Salad using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Mediterranean Couscous Salad

1. It’s of Salad.

2. Prepare 2 cup of vegetable broth.

3. You need 1 1/2 cup of uncooked cous cous.

4. You need 1 of roasted red pepper cut into large chunks.

5. You need 1/2 of of a medium red onion cut into half and then thinly sliced.

6. Prepare 10 of pimento stuffed green olives.

7. It’s 5 oz of crumbled feta cheese.

8. Prepare 1 clove of of garlic, grated.

9. You need 1 tsp of sea salt.

10. You need 2 tbsp of freshly chopped flat leaf parsley.

11. You need 2 tbsp of red wine vinegar.

12. You need 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.

13. It’s 4 oz of shredded cooked chicken( optional ).

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Mediterranean Couscous Salad is full of bright fresh flavors with a crazy easy homemade dressing!

This dish is extra quick to make and filled with juicy ripe tomatoes, fresh crisp cucumber, and crunchy bell peppers.

Ingredients In Mediterranean Couscous Salad Dressing.

Mediterranean Couscous Salad instructions

1. In large pan, bring vegetable broth to a boil..

2. Add cous cous and parsley..

3. Turn off heat, cover, and let it sit for 5 minutes..

4. While it absorbs liquid, cut up roasted pepper and grate garlic. Slice onions too..

5. Once 5 minutes pass, add all ingredients into pan with cous cous..

6. If using optional chicken, add it now too..

7. Toss well fluffing up cous cous as you toss..

8. Place in serving dish and enjoy a side salad or a full meal with additional chicken in just 10-15 minutes..

9. Recipe by taylor68too..

Lemon juice - This is the flavor base of our dressing.

White wine vinegar - We need a bigger acidity kick and white wine vinegar adds some nice complexity.

Olive oil - Feel free to use a nice olive oil as we won't be cooking this dish.

Garlic - Use as much or little as you like.

On Monday, we shared the dessert we served at our Summer Outdoor Dinner Party, Deep Dish Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies.