Couscous Veggie Salad#Improv

 

This salad with couscous & veggies is just about perfect, it's an easy vegetarian and vegan couscous salad recipe bursting with flavors and a light balsamic dressing. It's perfect as a side dish to accompany anything you're putting on the grill, or, it makes a nice and light healthy vegetarian lunch.

Ingredients

1 Cup Couscous
1 Cup Hot Vegetable Stock Or Chicken Stock
1 Tablespoon Olive oil
¼ Cup Corn
¼ Cup Chopped Carrots
¼ Cup Chopped Onions
¼ Cup Sliced Olives
¼ Cup Chopped Bell Peppers / Capsicum
2 Medium Cucumbers - chopped
2 Medium Tomatoes - chopped
Salt & Red Pepper Flakes & Black Pepper Powder - to taste
For The Balsamic Dressing
2 Tablespoons Olive oil
2 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
2 Cloves Garlic - grated
2 Tablespoons Chopped Coriander leaves or Mint leaves
1-2 Teaspoons Sugar

Method 
Place the couscous in a bowl & pour the hot stock over it & stir with a fork. Cover the bowl & leave it for 4-5 minutes or until it absorbs all the stock.
Meanwhile, put all the dressing ingredients in a separate bowl & mix well. Keep aside.

Heat a olive oil in a pan sauté the onions for a minute or until just translucent. Add in the carrot, capsicum, corn and sauté or a minute or two. Switch off the flame, add salt, red pepper flakes and black pepper powder to taste, mix well. When cooled add in the sliced olives, cucumber, tomatoes and lightly mix it add in the half of the dressing. Mix well, cover and keep aside.
Fluff up the couscous with the fork. & pour the remaining dressing over it, mix well with the fork add in the veggies mix and give it a good toss.

Take your serving plate & tip the couscous on to it. Garnish it with mint leaves. Serve and enjoy. For serving, you can either serve warm or cold.

Labels: Couscous, Corn, Capsicum, Olives, Balsamic Vinegar, Cucumber, Salad, Improv Cooking Challenge, Middle Eastern

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