Greek Couscous Salad

In this Greek Couscous Salad, cooked pearled (Israeli) couscous, fresh cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, greek olives, crumbled feta cheese, pepperoncini and chickpeas are tossed with lemon juice, fresh dill and olive oil. A simple healthy and delicious salad that's great for a small crowd or meal prepping for the week. Yields 7 cups and yields 7 (1-cup) servings.

Course Salads, Side Dishes

Cuisine American, Greek

Keyword healthy recipe, healthy salad recipe, meal prep, summer recipe, vegetarian

Prep Time 25

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 212

Author Laurie McNamara

Ingredients

1 cup pearled (Israeli) couscous uncooked
14 ounces chickpeas rinsed and drained
2 cup cherry tomatoes halved
1½ cups persian cucumbers halved and sliced
1/2 cup red onion finely chopped
1/2 cup pitted greek olives halved
1/3 cup pepperoncini sliced
1/3 cup feta cheese crumbled
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
freshly ground black pepper
kosher salt to taste

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Prepare the couscous following the package directions. Transfer the couscous to a fine mesh colander or strainer and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process and cool down the couscous. Drain and transfer the (cold) cooked couscous to a large mixing bowl.
Mean while prep all of the salad ingredients.
To the bowl with the couscous, add in the chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, olives, pepperoncini, feta cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, dill and garlic powder. Season with lots of freshly ground black pepper.
Toss to combine. Taste and season with kosher salt as desired.
Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve. I like to top this salad with a little extra feta and chopped fresh dill when serving.

Notes

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