Israeli Couscous Salad
Israeli couscous salad - a zesty, fresh and flavorful salad made from simple supermarket ingredients. Simple doesn't mean boring when it comes to this salad, let the produce speak for itself!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 329kcal
Ingredients
Israeli Couscous
- 1 cup Israeli couscous
- 1 ½ cups water
- pinch of salt
Israeli Couscous Salad
- 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
- 2 teaspoon sumac
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 Persian/Lebanese cucumbers diced, or ½ an English cup or around 1 cup diced cucumber
- ¼ small red onion very finely sliced
- 5.5 oz feta cheese
- ½ cup chopped mint
- ½ cup chopped Italian/flat leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon olive oil to drizzle over at the end
Instructions
Israeli Couscous
- Bring the water and pinch of salt to the boil.
- Add couscous and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes until couscous is tender and water has absorbed.
- Remove from the heat, and use a fork to 'fluff up' the couscous. Break up any larger pieces, then set aside in a salad bowl to cool.
Israeli Couscous Salad
- Place halved tomatoes, lemon juice and sumac in a small bowl and set aside to marinate while you make the rest of the salad.
- To make the salad, combine the couscous, tomato, cucumber, red onion, feta and herbs together and toss well.
- Add your drizzle of olive oil, then garnish with some leftover herbs.
Nutrition
Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 453mg | Potassium: 471mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1455IU | Vitamin C: 23.6mg | Calcium: 251mg | Iron: 1.9mg
