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
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
- Bring the water to a boil in a small sauce pan and turn off the heat.
- Mix in the couscous, cover and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Mix in the tomato, cucumber, red onion, olives and feta.
- Mix the oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- Pour the dressing onto the salad and mix.
Anonymous says
September 27, 2007 at 6:08 amThis looks delicious. I’ll remember this one next time I’m feeling like “Greek” (which is often).
Anh says
September 27, 2007 at 7:00 amI love couscous! I can eat it instead of rice or pasta for most meal.. This recipe sounds so easy and lovely!
Peter M says
September 27, 2007 at 11:29 amGreat dish…couscous IS great for absorbing flavours.
Elly says
September 27, 2007 at 4:14 pmThis 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!
aviva says
September 27, 2007 at 4:44 pmVery happy to have found your blog. Thanks for all of the inspiring recipes.
Aimée says
September 27, 2007 at 9:51 pmLovely salad. Fresh mint is nice to throw in too.How was the whole wheat cous cous? not too heavy?
Anonymous says
September 28, 2007 at 12:03 amI 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 🙂
Valli says
September 28, 2007 at 3:09 amI love all things Greek so why not couscous. Thanks for the recipe Kevin!!
Kevin says
September 28, 2007 at 12:17 pmMint 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.
Cynthia says
September 30, 2007 at 1:51 amCouscous is my go to ingredient whenever I am looking for a quick, flavourful fix.
Moodysid says
March 10, 2011 at 3:25 pmI 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