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Couscous Salad with Tomato, Cucumber and Feta

🇲🇦 Morocco

Servings: 2 Prep: PT10M Cook: PT15M Total: PT25M

Ingredients

  • 125 g couscous
  • 250 ml vegetable broth
  • 50 g pine nuts
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1 small cucumber
  • 200 g mixed tomatoes
  • 8-10 olives, pitted, black or green
  • 1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/2 bunch dill
  • 1/2 bunch mint
  • 80 g feta cheese
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1-2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 dash agave syrup
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 pinch chili flakes

Steps

  1. Toast the pine nuts in a dry non-stick pan until golden brown, then remove and set aside.
  2. In the same pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil and lightly toast the couscous for 1 minute, stirring.
  3. Pour in boiling vegetable broth, stir well, cover, remove from heat, and let stand for about 10 minutes to absorb.
  4. Wash and dice the bell pepper, cucumber, and tomatoes into small cubes.
  5. Wash and finely chop the herbs (parsley, dill, mint). Slice the olives into rings or small pieces.
  6. Fluff the couscous with a fork and gently mix it with the pine nuts, chopped vegetables, olives, and herbs in a large bowl.
  7. Cube the feta cheese and fold it into the salad.
  8. Season the couscous with the remaining olive oil (3 tbsp), white wine vinegar, a dash of agave syrup, salt, pepper, and a pinch of chili flakes to taste.

Notes

Cucumber can be eaten unpeeled if organic, or peeled if preferred.

Source: www.madamecuisine.de