Hey everyone, it’s Clark, welcome to our recipe page. Today I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This will be smell and look delicious.
Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon Recipe.
You can have Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon
- Take 1 cup of pearl couscous.
- It’s 1 1/2 cups of water.
- It’s 1 tsp of olive oil.
- Make ready 1 cup of cherry/plum tomatoes, cut into halves.
- Take 1 cup of diced cucumber.
- It’s 10-12 of olives of your choice, sliced.
- Take 1/4 cup of chopped spring onion.
- Prepare 10-12 of mint leaves.
- It’s 1/4 cup of lightly roasted pine nuts.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of (approx 70-80g) feta cheese cut into small cubes or crumbled.
- It’s of Lemon Zaatar Dressing:.
- Make ready 1/4 cup of lemon juice.
- Prepare 1 tsp of lemon zest.
- Take 1/4 cup of olive oil.
- You need 1/2 tsp of Himalayan salt or normal salt.
- Take 1 tsp of zaatar.
Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon step by step
- Preparation of the couscous:
Boil the measured water in a saucepan over medium heat..
- Add the couscous to the boiling water. Mix well and let it cook for 8-10 minutes or till its just done. Like normal pasta it should be al dente and not overcooked..
- Drain out any extra water. Add 1 tsp olive oil.
Mix well and put it into a serving bowl. Let it cool down a bit..
- Add the cucumber, mint, olives, tomatoes, pine nuts and spring onions.
Mix well. Add the feta cheese and mix it in gently..
- Preparation of the Lemon Zaatar Dressing:
Mix all the ingredients in a jar and give it a good shake.
Leave the dressing in the jar to carry..
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad, mix gently and serve..
- Tips:.
- Keep the salad in the fridge till required.
Add veggies like bell pepper.
If you don’t have zaatar, add dried mixed herbs instead..