Fresh veggies, a light dressing and couscous make a perfect salad in this Veggie Couscous Salad.
Veggie couscous salad
A delicious salad filled with bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes and olives. This is a great salad to make ahead of time. Leftovers are perfect for lunch the next day too!
What is Couscous?
Couscous is a very small pasta. You can buy it in a box or in bulk.
If you buy in a box, don't buy the flavored variety. You want just plain couscous.
This is one of my favorite salads to eat in the summer. It's light and refreshing. Leftovers store well in the refrigerator and taste great the next day too!
If you are looking for other options for couscous try this Israeli Couscous Salad and Couscous Cheddar Cakes!
More delicious salads
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Veggie Couscous Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup red onion (diced)
- 1 cup cucumber (peeled and diced)
- 1 cup grape tomatoes (quartered)
- 1 cup yellow bell pepper (diced)
- ½ cup Kalamata olives (quartered)
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley (finely chopped)
Instructions
- Make the couscous by heating the water in a pot. When it boils, add the couscous and stir with a fork. Cover and remove from heat. After 5 minutes, remove lid and fluff with a fork. Place in a large bowl. Let cool slightly.
- Once couscous has cooled, add onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers and olives.
- To make the dressing, in a separate bowl, whisk olive oil and vinegar together. Add garlic, mustard, salt, pepper and oregano. Stir.
- Add dressing to couscous mixture. Toss lightly.
- Add parsley and toss lightly again.
Notes
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Katie Crenshaw says
Sorry about the washer!!! But your Mediterranean
Couscous Salad looks incredible! This is perfect for the summer!
Kathy says
It is one of my favorites during the hot summer months.
Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
Sorry to know about washing machine trouble, that's really a pain. But happy to know that you had fun camping. Love using couscous, and this Mediterranean Couscous Salad looks fantastic, Kathy.
Fran @ G'day Souffle' says
Just in time! I recently made a Moroccan Lamb Tagine and this salad would go perfectly with it!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
Yay for the fun camping trip! Boo for the broken washer! I love this salad Kathy! I think we might have been channeling each other with this week's recipe!