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Greek Couscous Salad

[heart_this] · Sep 27, 2007 · 11 Comments

Greek Couscous Salad

I have been meaning to try couscous for a while now. On the weekend I picked up instant whole wheat couscous though I was not sure exactly what I was going to do with it. Of course when I looked in my fridge I had all of the ingredients required for a Greek salad so I decided to do a Greek couscous salad. It was pretty much just a Greek salad with couscous, though this time I pitted the olives and chopped them up. The couscous was pretty simple to make; just add some boiling water and let it sit for 5 minutes. The couscous had a nice texture and soaked up all of the excess dressing. I think I will enjoy experimenting with couscous in the future.

Greek Couscous Salad

Greek Couscous Salad

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 3
ingredients
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 1 tomato (diced)
  • 1/2 cucumber (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon red onion (sliced)
  • 1 handful sun dried black olives (pitted and chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon feta cheese (crumbled)
  • 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon red wine vinegar (or lemon juice)
  • 1 dash oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Bring the water to a boil in a small sauce pan and turn off the heat.
  2. Mix in the couscous, cover and let sit for 5 minutes.
  3. Mix in the tomato, cucumber, red onion, olives and feta.
  4. Mix the oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
  5. Pour the dressing onto the salad and mix.
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Horiatiki Salata (Greek Salad)
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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    September 27, 2007 at 6:08 am

    This looks delicious. I’ll remember this one next time I’m feeling like “Greek” (which is often).

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  2. Anh says

    September 27, 2007 at 7:00 am

    I love couscous! I can eat it instead of rice or pasta for most meal.. This recipe sounds so easy and lovely!

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  3. Peter M says

    September 27, 2007 at 11:29 am

    Great dish…couscous IS great for absorbing flavours.

    Reply
  4. Elly says

    September 27, 2007 at 4:14 pm

    This is pretty much my lunch 2-3 times a week. LOL. I love couscous salads, and I also like to make similar cold salads with barley and orzo. Looks great!

    Reply
  5. aviva says

    September 27, 2007 at 4:44 pm

    Very happy to have found your blog. Thanks for all of the inspiring recipes.

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  6. Aimée says

    September 27, 2007 at 9:51 pm

    Lovely salad. Fresh mint is nice to throw in too.How was the whole wheat cous cous? not too heavy?

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  7. Anonymous says

    September 28, 2007 at 12:03 am

    I make this dish too Kevin! It’s very easy and tasty. The only difference is that I cut my veg small. Thanks for reminding me of this 🙂

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  8. Valli says

    September 28, 2007 at 3:09 am

    I love all things Greek so why not couscous. Thanks for the recipe Kevin!!

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  9. Kevin says

    September 28, 2007 at 12:17 pm

    Mint sounds like it might be nice. I did not find the whole wheat couscous to be heavy though I have not had non-whole wheat couscous to compare it to.

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  10. Cynthia says

    September 30, 2007 at 1:51 am

    Couscous is my go to ingredient whenever I am looking for a quick, flavourful fix.

    Reply
  11. Moodysid says

    March 10, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    I Googled this recipe yesterday and came across your page. I made this and it was so delicious. I made the veggies smaller but the flavors are great. Thanks

    Reply

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