Pearl Couscous Salad

This pearl couscous salad is tossed with crisp vegetables, fresh herbs, and a tangy dressing creating a refreshing summer salad.

Why You Should Try This Recipe

• Versatility: Pearl couscous salad can be customized with various vegetables, herbs, and proteins, making it adaptable to your specific tastes.
• Texture: The chewy texture of pearl couscous adds a satisfying element to the salad, enhancing its overall mouthfeel and making it more filling.
• Ready in minutes: This is the perfect last-minute side salad – ready in less than 15 minutes.
• Nutritious: Packed with fiber, vitamins, and minerals from vegetables and couscous, this salad offers a healthy and balanced option for a meal or side dish.

Ingredients

• 2 cups pearl couscous
• 3 cups water
• 3 celery stalks – chopped small
• 1 yellow bell pepper – chopped small
• 1 red bell pepper – chopped small
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• Juice from 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

This is the easiest recipe you’ll ever make!

Seriously, for the amount of flavor you get with each fork-full of this salad, you won’t believe how easy it is to make.

1. Dice up some bell peppers, celery, and fresh parsley.
2. Cook the couscous per the package instructions.
3. Mix everything.
4. Drizzle with olive oil, and fresh lemon juice, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Pearl Couscous Salad

Laura Franco

This pearl couscous salad is tossed with crisp vegetables, fresh herbs, and a tangy dressing creating a refreshing summer salad.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups pearl couscous
• 3 cups water
• 3 celery stalks – chopped small
• 1 yellow bell pepper – chopped small
• 1 red bell pepper – chopped small
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• Juice from 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Cook the couscous according to the package directions (8-10 minutes).
• When the couscous is cooked, let it cool to room temperature.
• Dice the bell peppers, celery, and parsley.
• Mix cooled couscous, diced vegetables, olive oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper.
• Serve at room temperature or chill for up to one hour to serve it cold.

Notes

Serve at room temperature or cool in the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.

Keyword summer salad