Mediterranean Couscous Salad

Name: Mediterranean Couscous Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 cup Couscous; 1 cup Vegetable Stock; ½ Onion; ½ Cucumber; 4.5 oz Chickpeas; 3.5 oz Feta cheese; Cherry Tomatoes; 5 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar; 1 Lemon (juice); 1 tsp Salt; ¼ cup Parsley; ¼ cup Basil; ¼ cup Mint

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:5min

This Italian Mediterranean couscous salad is a perfect summer dish for a quick healthy lunch or a picnic in the park. It's perfectly balanced and it's both satisfying and refreshing.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:59:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories526.8 kcal (26%)

Total Fat25.5 g (36%)

Carbs59.1 g (23%)

Sugars5.5 g (6%)

Protein16.4 g (33%)

Sodium1057.3 mg (53%)

Fiber6.9 g (25%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupcouscous

1 cupvegetable stock

0.5onion

0.5cucumber

4.5 ozChickpeas

3.5 ozFeta cheese

cherry tomatoes

5 Tbspextra virgin olive oil

1 Tbspwhite wine vinegar

1lemon

juice

1 tspsalt

¼ cupparsley

¼ cupBasil

¼ cupmint

Instructions

Step 1

In a large bowl, add the couscous. Bring to simmer the vegetable stock, then pour it over the couscous and let it rest for about 5 minutes. Mix with a fork to break any lump. Set aside to cool.

Step 2

Finely chop the onion, chop the cucumber and cherry tomatoes, and drain the chickpeas. Add them to the bowl with the cooled couscous, then crumble the feta cheese with your hands.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, add the finely minced herbs, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, and salt. Mix well then pour the dressing over the couscous salad and mix well.

Step 4

Serve immediately at room temperature or set it in the fridge covered with plastic wrap to serve cold.

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