Course Lunch, Main Course, Pasta, Salad, Vegetarian
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 8
Calories 206kcal
Ingredients
1 ½cupsuncooked white pearl couscousalso called Israeli couscous
2 ¼cupswater
6ozjarred marinated artichokes, chopped170 ml
¼cupfinely diced red onion
¼cupoil packed sundried tomatoes, chopped
¼cupfinely diced sweet pepperorange, yellow or red for best flavour
¼cuproasted red peppers, chopped
¼cupminced parsley
2Tbspfinely diced pickled hot peppersoptional but adds just a hint of heat
2Tbspcapers
2tspdried oregano
Couscous Salad Dressing
3Tbspolive oil
2Tbspred wine vinegar
1Tbsplemon juice
½tspsugar
½tspsalt
½tsppepper
Instructions
Bring water to a boil in large pot. Add pearl couscous, cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat.
Meanwhile prepare remaining salad ingredients and add to large bowl.
Combine dressing ingredients.
If serving the salad warm, add cooked couscous to salad ingredients, pour over dressing and serve immediately.
If serving cold, allow couscous to cool slightly while preparing other ingredients before adding to the bowl. Toss well with dressing, chill all day or over night.
Notes
If using regular couscous or orzo, prepare according to package directions to have approximately 3 cups of cooked.This recipe will make 8 servings as a side dish or 4 generous vegan meal sized servings.