Couscous Salad

Name: Couscous Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup couscous; 1 1/2 cups boiling water; 1/4 cup sweet onion, finely chopped; 1/4 cup celery, finely chopped; 1/4 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped; 1/4 cup baby carrots, finely chopped; 1/4 cup black olives, quartered; 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO); 3 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed; 1 -2 garlic clove, pressed; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Submitted by Pierre Dance

"I've changed this so much over the years and I'm at a loss to remember where I got it. It's especially good with grilled fish, pork, chicken, or kabobs."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 cup couscous
1 ¹⁄₂ cups boiling water
¹⁄₄ cup sweet onion, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup celery, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup baby carrots, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup black olives, quartered
¹⁄₃ cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
3 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 -2 garlic clove, pressed
¹⁄₄ teaspoon kosher salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

directions

Place couscous in a heated bowl. add water.
Cover and let stand for 20 minutes, 'til all the water has been absorbed.
Add the vegetables. Mix well.
In a separate bowl place the oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper.
Whisk briskly to mix.
Pour over the salad, toss to blend.
Serve at room temperature.

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Reviews

This is a wonderful recipe. I boiled the water in a saucepan and then added the couscous, removed from the heat, covered it for 5 minutes. I omitted the onion, carrots. I used a red bell pepper. I'll have to do this recipe again soon. Thanks Pierre Dance :) Made for Bargain Basement tag game

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Pierre Dance

Kennewick, WA

I'm a 73 year old male. I live in the desert in Southeast Wasington. Yes, Virginia, Southeast Washington is Desert, Cacti, Sage Brush, Wile E. Coyote, the whole nine yards.The Columbia River flows through the middle of it and is its saving grace. Some of the jobs. I've held are Well Driller, Aircraft Machanic, Handyman, Electrician,Merchant Seaman, And most recently Long haul Driver.My hobbies are cooking, Kite making, and Good movies (plus anything that strikes my fancy) My first cookbook was Fanny Farmer Original Boston Cooking School Cookbook and its still the first of all of my cookbooks that I go to. It has the best Biscuit recipe going and the only change I make to its Cornbread recipe is to add a half teaspoon of Cayenne to bring out the flavor of the cornmeal. I injured my knee and have had the last year off and what I've done is go quietly mad. I'm now semi retired and try to figure out plan 'E'. A, B, C, and D phased out so it's time to move on, where, the hell ever, that is.

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