Hommus Bowl with Pearl Couscous and Vegetables

Name: Hommus Bowl with Pearl Couscous and Vegetables
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 6 oz Grape Tomatoes (halved); 1 clove Garlic (minced); 1 tbsp Fresh Basil (finely chopped); 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 2 tsp Balsamic Vinegar; Salt & Black Pepper (to taste); 6 oz Persian or English Cucumber (cut into 1/4 inch slices); 1/4 cup Red Onion (thinly sliced crosswise; or about 1/4 of a medium sized red onion); 1 tbsp Lemon Juice (more to taste); 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 5 oz Pearl Couscous (I used 1 5 oz box of Basil & Herb Near East Pearled Couscous Mix); 2 oz Spinach Arugula Mix (about a big handful or two); 1 tbsp Lemon Juice; 2 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 6 tbsp Feta (or about 1 oz per person); 6 tbsp Pesto Hommus (or the hommus of your choice)

5 steps

Prep:15minCook:15min

A vibrant, fresh, and flavorful Mediterranean-inspired hommus bowl with pearl couscous, greens, feta, and two different vegetable salads.

Updated at: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:48:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories417.4 kcal (21%)

Total Fat19.4 g (28%)

Carbs48.7 g (19%)

Sugars3.9 g (4%)

Protein11.8 g (24%)

Sodium552.8 mg (28%)

Fiber6.1 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

6 ozGrape Tomatoes

halved

1clove garlic

minced

1 Tbspfresh basil

finely chopped

1 Tbspextra virgin olive oil

2 tspbalsamic vinegar

salt

black pepper

to taste

6 ozPersian Cucumber

or English, cut into 1/4 inch slices

¼ cupRed Onion

thinly sliced crosswise, or about 1/4 of a medium sized red onion

1 TbspLemon Juice

more to taste

1 tspextra virgin olive oil

5 ozPearl Couscous

I used 1 5 oz box of Basil & Herb Near East Pearled Couscous Mix

2 ozSpinach Arugula Mix

1 Tbsplemon juice

2 tspextra virgin olive oil

6 TbspFeta

or about 1 oz per person

6 Tbspbasil pesto hummus

or the hommus of your choice

Instructions

Tomato Salad

Step 1

Combine all tomato salad ingredients in a bowl. Taste and adjust any ingredients as desired.

Cucumber Salad

Step 2

Combine all cucumber salad ingredients in a bowl. Taste and adjust any ingredients as desired.

Other

Step 3

Cook couscous according to package instructions. I used a box of Near East Basil & Herb Pearled Couscous mix.

Step 4

Toss spinach & arugula mix with 1 tbsp lemon juice and 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil.

Step 5

Assemble. Evenly divide the dressed spinach & arugula among serving bowls. Evenly spoon the cooked pearl couscous on top of the greens. Evenly divide the tomato salad, cucumber salad, feta, and pesto hommus between the bowls.

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