Couscous Salad with Smoked Trout, Tomatoes, and Pepperoncini (more...Test Kitchen p. 322)

Name: Couscous Salad with Smoked Trout, Tomatoes, and Pepperoncini (more...Test Kitchen p. 322)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups couscous; 3/4 teaspoons sea salt; 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 cup pepperoncini, stemmed and sliced into thin rings; 3 tablespoons of brine from pepperoncini; 1 garlic clove, minced; 8 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves; 3 scallions, sliced thin; 6 ounces hot-smoked trout, skin and pin bones removed, flaked or salmon or mackerel; Lemon wedges

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:07:18 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 ½ cupscouscous

¾ teaspoonssea salt

⅓ cupextra-virgin olive oil

1 cuppepperoncini

stemmed and sliced into thin rings

3 tablespoonsbrine from

pepperoncini

1garlic clove

minced

8 ouncescherry tomatoes

halved

½ cupfresh parsley leaves

3scallions

sliced thin

6 ounceshot-smoked trout

skin and pin bones removed, flaked or salmon or mackerel

lemon wedges

Instructions

Step 1

Bring 2 cups water to boil in medium saucepan. Remove pot from heat, then stir in couscous and salt. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes. Fluff couscous with fork.

Step 2

Whisk oil, pepperoncini brine, and garlic together in large bowl. Transfer couscous to bowl with dressing and toss to combine. Let sit until cooled completely, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Add cherry tomatoes, parsley, scallions, and pepperoncini rings to cooled couscous and gently toss to combine. Season with salt an, pepper and extra olive oil to taste. Divide salad among individual serving dishes and top with smoked trout. Serve with lemon wedges.