Chef Special Mediterranean Cous- Cous Salad

Ingredients for making the Couscous Salad

Couscous

• 1 cup water, (240ml)
• 1 cup instant couscous, (170g, 6 ounces)
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, (3g)
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, (30ml)

Salad

• 80 gms diced roma tomato,
• 50 gms diced english cucumber,
• 50 gms diced red bell pepper,
• 50 gms canned garbanzo beans,
• 30 gms minced red onion,
• 35 gms kalamata olives,
• 20 gms feta cheese,
• 1 tsp chopped parsley
• 1 tsp chopped mint
• 1 tsp chopped basil
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano

Lemon Dressing

• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 2 tsp lemon juice, (30ml)
• 1 tsp red wine vinegar, (15ml)
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 3 tsp extra-virgin olive oil, (45ml)

Making of the Salad

Couscous

• Bring water, salt, and olive oil to a boil in a medium saucepan.
•  Add couscous and stir quickly. 
• Turn off the heat and cover for at least five minutes.
• Let couscous stand until tender, 5 minutes and then fluff with a fork and let cool. 
• Mix all the ingredients well in the bowl.
• Adjust the seasoning,
• arrange accordingly or served in a bowl of your choice, garnished with chopped parsley, mint and oregano.

Please Note

I just finished this version with Lemon dressing, you can modified the dressing or can use your own choice of dressing. for the plating i used some vegetable & fruit colors to make it more eye appealing.