Jo-Anne’s Couscous Salad

Name: Jo-Anne’s Couscous Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup couscous; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed well; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3 green onions, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tomatoes, diced; 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 red pepper, diced; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric; 1 small zucchini, diced; 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce; 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled

Submitted by Weejee

"A great meal for when it's even too hot to BBQ - or a great lunch. If you use whole wheat couscous I believe that this salad can also be eaten on the Weight Watchers' Core Plan."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 cup couscous
¹⁄₂ cup olive oil
1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
¹⁄₄ cup lemon juice
¹⁄₄ cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 green onions, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 tomatoes, diced
³⁄₄ teaspoon ground cumin
1 red pepper, diced
¹⁄₄ teaspoon turmeric
1 small zucchini, diced
¹⁄₄ teaspoon hot pepper sauce
¹⁄₄ cup feta cheese, crumbled

directions

In saucepan, bring 1¼ c water to boil, stir in couscous. Cover and remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes Fluff with fork.
In large bowl, combine couscous, chickpeas, parsley, onions, tomato, red pepper and zucchini.
Whisk together oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, cumin, turmeric and hot pepper sauce; toss with salad until combined. Sprinkle with feta cheese before serving. Or you can omit feta cheese altogether for those who don't like it.