Cook's Hideout: South Western Couscous Salad

June 19, 2012

South Western Couscous Salad

For Day 3 of BM# 17, I made this very quick and easy South Western Salad with couscous. I think any grain can be used instead of couscous and the salad would taste equally delicious. Using couscous cuts down the cooking time considerably. Recipe is from Whole Foods website.
This is a very colorful and healthy salad. Ingredients can be easily substituted with what you have on hand. A perfect dish for summer BBQs and the leftovers taste great chilled the next day for quick lunch.


Ingredients:
Whole-wheat couscous - 1 cup
Zucchini - 1 small, finely diced
Red pepper - 1 small, finely chopped
Corn - 1 cup, fresh or frozen kernels (defrost if using frozen corn)
Cilantro - 3tbsp, finely chopped
Tomato - 2 small, chopped
Avocado - 1, pitted, scooped and chopped (optional)
Lime juice - 3tbsp, freshly squeezed
Ancho chili powder - 1/2 tsp (or to taste) -- use any other chili powder 
Olive oil - 1tbsp
Salt & Pepper - to taste

Method:
  • Bring 1.5 cups of water to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Add the couscous, mix well and turn off the heat. Cover the pot and set aside for 10 minutes, so the couscous has a chance to absorb the water and get tender.
  • In the meantime, chop all the veggies and toss all the ingredients in a large bowl. If using avocado, add it right before serving.
  • Finally add the cooked couscous and gently toss to combine. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked up for Day 3 of BM# 17.
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13 comments:

  1. Very healthy and colourful salad!!!

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  2. Very colourful and so new to me...all your salads were awesome..wish you had done 7..:))

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  3. Those vibrant clicks are making me hungry Pavani :).

    Vardhini
    Event: Kid's Delight

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  4. those colors! that is a fabulous salad! i bet it's delicious!

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  5. Salad looks super filling,colourful..

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  6. Salad is colorful and refreshing!

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  7. lovely colorful and delicious salad!!

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  8. I'm loving the tasty grain salads you are dishing out! Makes me long to make one for a picnic.

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