Trader Joe's Southwestern Couscous Salad
"I got this recipe from Trader Joe's after trying a sample because we loved it. Posting it here for safekeeping! Great for BBQs and picnics because it won't spoil in the heat. I left out the green onions and used a couple tablespoons of a good balsamic vinegar. You could easily add other veggies to this too!"
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 8 ounces israeli couscous (TJ's brand)
- 14 ounces of corn and chile salsa (TJ's brand)
- 1 seedless cucumber, chopped fine
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped fine
- 1 bunch green onion, chopped fine
- 1 splash balsamic vinegar
directions
- Prepare couscous according to package instructions and allow to cool.
- Chop veggies and combine with the whole jar of salsa and balsamic, stir in couscous.
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- Serve cold or at room temperature.
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Reviews
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I love Trader Joe's and am always looking for new ways to use their products. I bought the corn salsa today and made a few modifications to this recipe including adding black beans and substituting celery for the cucumber and red onion for the green since that is what I had in the house. Loved it! I'm sure i will use this corn salsa other ways too since it is really delicious! -
I had no corn in chili sauce nor balsamic vinegar; so I used a 14oz can of corn and mixed with a 10oz chiki garlic sauce and the juice of one lime. Delicious but to spicy; should have used only ½ of the chili sauce.
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I love Trader Joe's and am always looking for new ways to use their products. I bought the corn salsa today and made a few modifications to this recipe including adding black beans and substituting celery for the cucumber and red onion for the green since that is what I had in the house. Loved it! I'm sure i will use this corn salsa other ways too since it is really delicious!
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I live in MI with my family and am always on the lookout for new tasty recipes that even my toddler will like. He loves meat and pasta, most fruit and is getting better about veggies. I cook every meal 7 days a week, with the occasional lunch or dinner out (very occasional!) but I love cooking so it's not a bad thing to me.
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<br>I am a big sweets eater and recently got an ice cream maker so I have been whipping up lots of ice cream. My favorite so far has been Ben and Jerry's heath bar crunch, it's so creamy and only lasts 2 days in this house! Other baked goods and homemade bread are favorites too, though not much bread gets baked in the summer.
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<br>I hate doing dishes! We are currently house hunting and a dishwasher is a must (we don't have one right now). Luckily my dh is pretty good about helping out with the dishes :)
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<br>I know it seems like I give lots of good reviews, but there is a good reason: I know what we like, so I pick dishes I think we will like, and often we do. If i give a review of a recipe with no stars it's because I think I did something wrong usually so that's why it didn't come out right. Or if something has excellent ratings and I don't like it, I don't want to ruin that, because obviously I didn't like something, but that's not a refection of the actual recipe!
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<br>I dislike when people don't make the recipe correctly and give it a bad review. Ok, if you change one or two small things, fine, but if you make major changes, not ok. And when people give a bad review because it was good, but not what they are looking for? Sorry, but I don't get that. YOU picked it, if it tastes good but wasn't what you were looking for, not the recipe's fault :)
