Israeli couscous salad
Israeli couscous is an interesting alternative to your regular grains and works really well as a salad base. You’ll find it in most specialty food stores.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Israeli couscous
- 1 head cos lettuce sliced thinly
- 2 spring onions thinly sliced
- 12 cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 red capsicum finely diced
- 1 cup parsley finely chopped
- 1 small cucumber diced
Dressing
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- ½ cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- Pinenuts and raisins to garnish, optional
- Pita bread or pita crisps to serve
Instructions
- Put on a small pot of salted water to boil. Add the couscous to pot of boiling water and boil for 5 to 6 minutes until al dente.
- Drain, rinse in cold water, and drain again. Set aside
- Combine vegetables in a bowl and add the cooled couscous, tossing well.
- Whisk together the lemon juice, garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper and pour over the salad. Mix well.
- Serve garnished with pinenuts and raisins or with pita wedges or crisps. Also great with fish and cold meat.
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