Cool Couscous Salad
Tiffany Blepp’s cold salad will refresh on even the hottest days. The Olathe, Kansas cook combines hearty coucous and tangy feta cheese for a Mediterranean flare and tops it off with balsamic vinaigrette for a punch of flavor.2 ServingsPrep: 15 min. + chilling
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup uncooked couscous
- 1/3 cup garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup seeded chopped cucumber
- 1 small plum tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 cup prepared balsamic vinaigrette
- 2 lettuce leaves
- 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
Directions
- In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in couscous. Cover
- and remove from the heat; let stand for 5-10 minutes or until water
- is absorbed. Fluff with a fork; cover and refrigerate for at least 1
- hour.
- In a small bowl, combine the garbanzo beans, cucumber, tomato and
- couscous. Pour dressing over couscous mixture; toss to coat. Place
- lettuce leaves on two individual serving plates. Top with couscous
- mixture; sprinkle with cheese. Yield: 2 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup (prepared with reduced-fat salad dressing) equals 204 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 358 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 7 g protein.