Greek Couscous Salad
(1 reviews)
Prep time:
20 min
20 min
Cook time:
10 min
10 min
Servings:
8
8
This couscous recipes has many ingredients to prepare but it's worth the effort.
Ingredients
2 cups Couscous
2 cups water
2 teaspoons Vegetable bouillon
3 tablespoons Olive oil
1/4 teaspoon Salt
4 Shallots
14 oz Cherry tomatoes
1 tablespoon Tomato paste
1 Cucumber
1 Garlic clove
1 cup Kalamata olives (pitted)
8 oz Feta cheese
1 tablespoon Chopped basil
1 tablespoon Chopped mint
1/4 teaspoon Sugar
Salt
Pepper
Instructions
- For couscous boil 2 cups of water with 2 teaspoons of vegetable bouillon then add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Remove from heat and add the couscous. Stir every few minutes for up to 10 minutes then add to the salad bowl when finished.
- While you have the water boiling for the couscous, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat. Add the sliced shallots for about 3 minutes then add in the garlic for 1 minute. Next add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste for 1 minute then add the cherry tomatoes (which should be cut in halves) and add in the sugar, salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes. When finished remove from heat for 5 minutes then add to the couscous.
- Add in the remaining ingredients to the salad and serve warm.
Tips
You can replace the shallots with a medium sized yellow onion.
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