Couscous Salad


🛒Ingredients (Grocery List)


  • 2 Ripe Tomatoes, quartered

  • 1/2 Cucumber, quartered

  • 1 Small Spring Onion, quartered

  • Juice of 1 Lemon

  • 2 or 3 tbsp. Olive Oil, to taste

  • 1 cup mixed chopped Mint, Parsley, and Chives

  • 1 1/2 cups Couscous

  • Salt and Pepper

  • Boston Lettuce leaves for decorating


🍴Serves: 4

⏰Prep Time: 10 min

❄️Chilling Time: 2 hours


🥣Instructions

1. In a food processor, finely chop the Tomatoes with the Cucumber, Onion, Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, Herbs, Salt and Pepper.

2. In a medium bowl, toss the Couscous with the Tomato salad. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally.

3. Line a salad bowl with the Lettuce. Mound the Couscous Salad on top and serve.


💡Tips

  • It is sometimes recommended to cover the Couscous first with boiled water and let it soak until the liquid is absorbed. The Couscous salad will be moister that way. But it’s really a matter of taste.

  • If you use a seedless Cucumber or a small Cucumber, you do not need to peel it.

  • Personally, I really prefer the English Cucumber.