Giant Couscous Salad

What is Couscous?

Couscous is small granules of durum wheat, and a main part of Magherbi cuisine. It is a staple dish of the region and the word couscous means well shaped and well rounded.

It is very easy to prepare, rich is selenium, good source of plant protein and helps boosting the immune system.It is a great choice of grain to be included in the diet. I often use couscous to make Festive Couscous Salad, or sometimes I serve plain couscous with chickpea stew. Giant couscous salad is wonderful, easy, and healthy way to incorporate it into your diet.

Giant Couscous Salad

This giant couscous salad is prefect way to enjoy with seasonal summer vegetables. The cooked couscous pearls are served with assorted tomatoes, olives, celery, and parsley and tossed in Harrisa dressing with a dash of lemon juice.The dish simply bursts with exotic and delicious flavors.

Giant couscous used in this recipe can replaced with regular couscous. Harrisa paste can be made at home or alternatively a store bought one can be used as well.

Ingredients Needed for the Salad

• Couscous: Giant couscous are used in this salad recipe.
• Tomatoes: I have used a variety of cherry and assorted tomatoes.
• Celery: Celery add nice crunch and flavors in the salad. You can skip if you would like.
• Parsley: For refreshingly strong flavors.
• Olives: Green and black olives both can be used. I have used the green ones.
• Lemon Juice: To balance out everything.
• Harissa: Homemade or store bought harissa for dressing.

How to make Couscous Salad?

The salad is very easy to make and all you need to do is prepare the couscous and assemble the salad.

Step 1. Prepare the couscous: Cook washed and drained couscous in boiling water in a saucepan with a dash of salt and olive oil for about 5-7 minutes.

Step 2. Assemble the salad: In a mixing bowl, add the cooked couscous, tomatoes, olives, celery, and parsley. Drizzle in harissa, salt, pepper and lemon juice and mix well. Serve right away.

Serving Suggestions and Variations

Serve the salad with your favourite juice, smoothie, mango mojito, blueberry lemonade, dalgona coffee or as it is.

For variations you can add your favorite chopped vegetables like bell peppers, carrots, red onions, sautéed cauliflower and broccoli. To add some protein, boiled chickpeas, crispy tofu / paneer can be used.

Pro Tip

Harissa is a hot red chilli sauce made with vinegar, garlic, and lemon juice. It can be easily replaced with any other hot sauce like Tabasco or Sriracha .

Other Salad Recipes

• Falafel Pita Salad Bowl
• Spinach and Apple Salad
• American Style Potato Salad
• Corn Panzanella Salad
• Israeli Salad
• Detox Salad | Beet Barley Broccoli Salad

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Giant Couscous Salad

Sapana Behl

A summer friendly giant couscous salad with olives, tomatoes, and harissa dressing.

5 from 16 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Middle Eastern

Servings 4 People

Equipment

• Mixing Bowl
• Saucepan

Ingredients

  

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• 1 1/2 cup giant couscous
• 1 cup mixed cherry tomatoes sliced
• 1 stick of celery sliced
• 1/2 cup olives sliced
• 1/4 cup parsley leaves chopped
• 1/4 cup harissa paste
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• juice of one lemon
• 2 cups water or as required

Instructions

 

• In a saucepan bring water to boil. Add couscous with a dash of salt and olive oil. Cook for 5-7 minutes or until couscous is cooked.
• In a mixing bowl add harissa, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Mix well and set aside.
• Finally assemble the salad into a mixing bowl, add couscous, tomatoes, olives, celery, and parsley and mix well.
• Add the harissa dressing and toss well.
• Serve and enjoy.

Keyword couscous salad, couscous salad with harissa, giant couscous salat, summer couscous salad

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Sapana Behl