summer couscous salad

This pearl couscous salad is healthy, flavorful and so easy. Serves as a side dish, lunch or light dinner. Fruity, tangy and packed with flavors can be served cold or warm.

Mediterranean Couscous salad

(5 ounces / 145 gramsm) dry pearl couscous

extra virgin olive oil

(300 ml) water

Salt and pepper

(65 gm) baby arugula

pomegranate seeds

(60 ml) extra virgin olive oil

Tablespoons (44 ml) pomegranate molasses.

sugar

salt

black pepper

cumin

water.

In a sauce pan over medium heat, add extra virgin olive oil.

Add couscous and toast for 1-2 minutes.

Pour water in and season with salt and pepper.

Bring to a boil then cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and use a fork to fluff and separate couscous, let it cool down.

Couscous might clump together but it will separate when making the salad.

Cook the couscous:

In a jar or measuring cup whisk the dressing ingredients well together until sugar and salt dissolves. Set aside.

Make the dressing:

In a large bowl, combine salad ingredients and couscous.

Pour over dressing and toss to coat well.

Garnish with chopped nuts.

Serve immediately

Make the salad:

Made your wonderful salad tonight and I cant tell you enough how we totally enjoyed it!!!
I made it with a good quality of basmatic vinegar but would like to explore the pomegranate syrup...as I've never used it before.
Keep up the great work your doing....
My best

Hi Amira,
this is the excellent food, after first cooking it's my favorite. Thank you.

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MEDITERRANEAN COUSCOUS SALAD
An easy Mediterranean couscous salad, nutty, fruity and full of flavors. Great to accompany any meal, favorite side with grilled meats and a pleasure to bring to your next potluck.

Pearl couscous combined with arugula, pomegranate seeds and red onion then dressed up in a sweet and sour couscous salad dressing. Finished with chopped pecan for a nutty and crunch factor.

MEDITERRANEAN COUSCOUS SALAD

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