Herby feta couscous salad
Herby feta couscous salad

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, herby feta couscous salad. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

This couscous salad is just that. Chewy Israeli couscous joins with chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and lots of fresh herbs to make a salad that can be eaten any time of day (and at any temperature). Serve it on its own for lunch, pile it on top of greens for dinner, or serve it next to chicken, fish, or steak as a satisfying side. Place the couscous in a large, deep dish and pour in enough boiling water to cover the couscous by about a centimetre.

Herby feta couscous salad is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Herby feta couscous salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook herby feta couscous salad using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Herby feta couscous salad:
  1. Get 200 g dried couscous
  2. Prepare Juice of 1 lemon
  3. Take Salt and pepper
  4. Make ready 1 small red onion, finely diced (or 5-6 spring onions)
  5. Take 2 handfuls chopped fresh herbs (Mint, parsley, dill or whatever you have)
  6. Take 75-100 g feta or goats cheese, crumbled
  7. Get 2 handfuls nuts (walnuts or almonds), chopped
  8. Take 1 pomegranate, cut in half
  9. Take Boiling water
  10. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil

Wonderful with a rocket salad or some baby greens. Pearl couscous - also known as Israeli couscous - is a type of toasted pasta. Drain couscous through a fine-mesh sieve. Add tomatoes, cucumbers, feta, and herbs.

Steps to make Herby feta couscous salad:
  1. Tip the couscous into a large flat dish. Squeeze on the juice of 1 lemon, olive oil and salt and pepper. Mix and coat the couscous.
  2. Pour over freshly boiled hot water, so that it covers all of the couscous and just goes over the top by about 1-2mm!
  3. Meanwhile, chop your herbs and other ingredients. Dice the onion, chop the herbs and almonds.
  4. After 15 mins, fluff up the couscous with a fork, add the herbs, nuts, cheese and onions and gently stir in.
  5. Once mixed, take one half of the pomegranate and have it flat side down in your hand with your fingers spread. Wack the pomegranate with a rolling pin and let the jewel seeds land on top of the salad.
  6. Stir in the first half, and then add the second half to the top. Feel free to add an extra squeeze of lemon or drizzle of oil, and check the seasoning too.
  7. The ingredients here are totally flexible. You can use up anything that needs rescuing from the fridge. Spring onions are good, tomatoes, odd bit of pepper. Add your favourite veg and herbs and do it your way!

Drain couscous through a fine-mesh sieve. Add tomatoes, cucumbers, feta, and herbs. Place couscous in a bowl, pour over boiling water and stir briefly. Meanwhile, prepare the herby feta: Place all the herbs in a bowl (set some herbs aside for garnish if you like) and add the olive oil. Place chickpeas, couscous, vegetable stock powder, coriander and garlic in a large bowl.

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