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Couscous Salad Recipe | Subscribers Recipe



This recipe was suggested by the subscriber Efi.d. Thank you Efi for this amazing couscous salad.
This Mediterranean couscous salad is light, delicious and very refreshing. The recipe is very easy to make and takes just a few minutes, the tastes are unique and reminds a holiday in the middle east. If you are looking for a salad recipe, this salad is defiantly forth a try.

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Ingredients:
For the salad:
1 cup (170g) Instant couscous
1 cup (240ml) Hot water
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Cumin
1 Red onion, chopped
200g Cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 Cucumber, diced
1 Bell pepper, diced
1 can (300g) Chickpeas, drained
1/3 cups (g) Olives
1/4 bunch Mint, chopped
For the dressing:
3 tablespoons Olive oil
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, mix couscous, salt and cumin. Add hot water, cover and set aside for preparing the vegetables.
2. Before adding the vegetables fluff the couscous with a fork.
3. Add chopped onion, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, chickpeas, olives and chopped mint.
4. Make the dressing: in a small bowl whisk olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
5. Pour over the salad and mix until well combined.
6. Serve!

36 Comments

  2. Algerian Elysian 🇩🇿

    The tasty Algerian couscous 😍🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿
    You should know that even the couscous is spead all over north Africa but it is purely one of the best Algerian gastronomy 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿👇
    https://youtu.be/zE4vZD-77Us
    And we have more than 300 ways of making and serving it. 🇩🇿👇
    Old photos concerning the history of this Algerian dish 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿👇
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV3EsEwQPyDSqkEoiOijmucBUseApkqxz

  4. anamits

    As part of having to follow a renal diet, I am not allowed to have red tomatos..what can I substitute it with? Red capsicum?🤔

  6. The Cooking Foodie

    Do you want me to publish your recipe on the channel?
    Write me the full recipe for your favorite dish in the comments and I maybe I'll make it soon 🙂
    Thank you Efi for sharing your delicious salad recipe!

  8. Blue Rosas Kitchen

    A new recipe for me as I never cooked it before. And i'm interested to try this delicious recipe.Thank you. Good day to u and see u around!

  14. khaoula

    I'm from Algeria and I am happy that you made a video about Couscous which is a purely Algerian traditional dish I invite you to try the traditional recipe it is so delicious; in my country exist countless ways and recipes to prepare it; it's all the region and the ingredients provided there; you can try "Seffa" a couscous dessert made with nuts and honey it is so yummy

  21. ًnole Nl

    Yummy always creative god give you health and wellness
    Thanks for the best chef in the world
    Thanks for all recipes ❤️❤️🌹🌺😘💐

  26. Imen.hc•

    I hope u make the algerian sweet couscous (masfouf) ,we make it with honey raisins nuts or dates ,it's so delicious and healthy and sweet 🤤😉,,l hope u make the sweet algerian version of couscous I'm sure everyone in the channel gonna love it,greetings from Algeria 🇩🇿

  31. Cooking and Baking

    It's amazing 😍 to see

    Why not try Fried egg plants ? It's so easy and so delicious

    Ingredients:
    3 big Round egg plants cut in to round slices
    Some salt and red chili powder mixed and sprinkle over eggplant slices both side . Set aside

    Gram flour 1 cup
    Salt to taste
    Red chili 1 tsp
    Coriander powder 1 tsp
    Origgano 1/2 tsp

    Mix all together and make a semi thick better with using water to dip the eggplant slices

    Heat some oil in a deep pan for deep frying.
    Now dip each slice in better and fry on medium flame , both sides until golden remove from oil and leave on absorbing paper to remove extra oil.

    Ready to serve enjoy with green dip or katchup.

    Hope you will like this recipe.. if you try my recipe please don't forget to tag @cookingandbaking
    Thank you so much stay blessed.

  34. KeylaS

    Traducción:
    0:03 ENSALADA DE CUSCÚS
    Ingredientes:
    0:43 Para la ensalada:
    1 taza (170g) de cuscús instantáneo
    1/2 cucharadita de sal
    1/2 cucharadita de comino
    1 taza (240ml) de agua caliente
    1 cebolla roja picada
    200g de tomates cherry cortados en cuartos
    1 pimiento morrón, cortado en cubitos
    1 pepino cortado en cubitos
    1 lata (300g) de garbanzos, escurridos
    1/3 taza de aceitunas
    1/4 manojo de menta picada
    2:36 Para el aderezo:
    2 cucharadas de jugo de limón
    3 cucharadas de aceite de oliva
    Sal al gusto
    Pimienta al gusto

    Direcciones:
    0:43 1. En un tazón grande, mezcle el cuscús, la sal y el comino. Agregue agua caliente, tape y reserve por 5 minutos hasta que el líquido sea absorbido. Preparar las verduras.
    1:08 2. Antes de añadir las verduras, esponje el cuscús con un tenedor.
    1:31 3. Agregue la cebolla picada, los tomates cherry, el pepino, el pimiento morrón, los garbanzos, las aceitunas y la menta picada.
    2:36 4. Preparar el aderezo: en un bol pequeño batir el aceite de oliva, el zumo de limón, la sal y la pimienta.
    2:59 5. Vierta sobre la ensalada y mezcle hasta que esté bien combinado.
    6. ¡Sirva!

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