Greek Couscous Salad
 
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A bright and vibrant summer salad that is as delicious as it is beautiful. If you love Greek flavors like lemon and feta, you will love this salad!
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Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed or finely chopped
  • 2½ cups couscous
  • 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 chopped bell pepper, I prefer yellow or orange
  • 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved or quartered
  • 1 English cucumber, quartered and sliced
  • 1 small red onion (approx ⅓-1/2 cup) thinly sliced or diced
  • ½-3/4 cup feta, crumbled
  • 1 cup Kalamata olives, halved or quartered
  • DRESSING:
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp basil
  • ¼ teaspoon dry oregano
  • ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes (this will not make the dressing spicy, just flavorful)
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • ⅓ cup feta cheese
Instructions
  1. In a large sauté pan that has a lid, sauté the garlic in the olive oil until light brown. Add the 3 cups of vegetable or chicken broth and bring to a boil. Once boiling add the couscous, stir, cover with lid, and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes.
  2. Once five minutes is up, fluff with a fork and let couscous completely cool. While couscous is cooling, you can chop your veggies and prep your dressing.
  3. For the dressing, combine all dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor and mix until completely incorporated. The dressing may appear to be separating or curdled. Don't worry. It will mix in perfectly with the salad.
  4. Once couscous is cool, add the chopped veggies, olives, and feta. Pour the entire amount of dressing over it and toss everything together until well coated. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Enjoy!
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/greek-couscous-salad/