Couscous Salad With Cucumber, Red Onion and Herbs

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup couscous
  • 1 1/4 cups boiling water
  • 3 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 1 cup loosely packed cilantro, finely chopped
  • 1 cup loosely packed Italian parsley, finely chopped
  • 1/2 English cucumber, cut lengthwise and very thinly sliced
  • 1/2 red onion, cut in half and shaved extremely thin
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 3 ounces feta cheese
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. Put the couscous in a large bowl and pour the boiling water over it. Cover and set aside for 5 minutes. Then remove cover and fluff with a fork.
  2. In a small pan, toast the pine nuts over a low flame.
  3. Toss the finely chopped herbs with the couscous, as well as the sliced cucumber, onion and lemon zest.
  4. In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, honey, chili powder and cumin.
  5. Drizzle the dressing over the couscous mixture and then toss until well combined.
  6. Stir in the pine nuts. Crumble the feta and stir that in as well. Taste and season generously with salt and pepper.

Recipe courtesy of New York Kitchen in Canandaigua, a center that showcases New York State’s agriculture through cooking classes, beverage pairings and other programs.

https://www.cutco.com/learn/couscous-salad-with-cucumber-red-onion-herbs