Cherry Tomato Couscous
Keep your eyes peeled for whole wheat or barley couscous – either would work great here. You can easily make this vegan by leaving out the feta – maybe do some sort of harissa drizzle instead?
3 cups cooked couscous*
1/2 a basket of cherry tomatoes, halved
1 medium cucumber, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 cup cooked chickpeas1 lemon, cut in half
1 lime, cut in half
about 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
fine grain sea salt
freshly ground pepper1/3 cup basil or cilantro, chopped
1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Combine the couscous, tomatoes, cucumber, and chickpeas in a large bowl. Lori – squeezes the lemon and lime juice directly into the bowl, so start by giving a good squeeze of lemon and lime juice into the bowl, add the olive oil, and some salt and pepper. Toss well, taste, and adjust with more of the above until it tastes just right. Lori notes – this really needs a generous amount of salt, and the lemon and lime juices might need to be adjusted depending on how juicy the fruit is.
Add the basil and feta and toss gently until it is evenly dispersed.
Serves 4 – 6.
*To cook the couscous: Either follow the package instructions or bring 3 1/2 cups of water to a boil, stir in a scant 2 teaspoons fine grain sea salt and 2 cups of couscous. Cover and remove from heat. Steam for 5 to 10 minutes and then use a fork to fluff up the couscous.
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