Recipe: Delicious Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon

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Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon. one of my favorites recipe This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look deliciou

The Ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon:
  1. It’s 1 cup of pearl couscous
  2. It’s 1 1/2 cups of water
  3. It’s 1 tsp of olive oil
  4. Prepare 1 cup of cherry/plum tomatoes, cut into halves
  5. Prepare 1 cup of diced cucumber
  6. You need 10-12 of olives of your choice, sliced
  7. It’s 1/4 cup of chopped spring onion
  8. You need 10-12 of mint leaves
  9. It’s 1/4 cup of lightly roasted pine nuts
  10. It’s 1/2 cup of (approx 70-80g) feta cheese cut into small cubes or crumbled
  11. Prepare of Lemon Zaatar Dressing
  12. You need 1/4 cup of lemon juice
  13. You need 1 tsp of lemon zest
  14. You need 1/4 cup of olive oil
  15. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Himalayan salt or normal salt
  16. Prepare 1 tsp of zaatar
Step to make Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon:
  1. Preparation of the couscous

Boil the measured water in a saucepan over medium heat.

  1. Add the couscous to the boiling 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.
  2. Drain out any extra Add 1 tsp olive oil. Mix well and put it into a serving bowl. Let it cool down a bit.
  3. Add the cucumber, mint, olives, tomatoes, pine nuts and spring onion Mix well. Add the feta cheese and mix it in gently.
  4. 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.

  1. Drizzle the dressing over the salad, mix gently and serve.
  2. Tips
  3. Keep the salad in the fridge till required. Add veggies like bell pepper. If you don’t have zaatar, add dried mixed herbs instead.

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