Israeli Couscous Salad
The Home Cook's Kitchen
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!
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 4 people
Calories 329 kcal
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
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.
Keyword Israeli Couscous Salad, salad recipe