Side Dish

no cook couscous salad is for Side Dish.

no cook couscous salad takes 30 minutes to prepare.

no cook couscous salad takes several minutes to cook.

no cook couscous salad makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for no cook couscous salad are:

1/2 cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil
juice of one lemon
2 cups (500 ml) canned peeled plum tomatoes, chopped with juices
1/4 red onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
10 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1 bunch of fresh basil, torn
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups (500ml) couscous

Here is how you make no cook couscous salad:

You can make couscous in boiling water in 5 minutes. But in this case, you're going to let your raw couscous rehydrate by absorbing the flavourful liquids of the salad. So, in a big serving bowl, make a liquid base of olive oil, lemon juice, plum tomatoes and juices, red onions, red and yellow peppers, cherry tomatoes, half of the basil, and salt and pepper. Pour in the uncooked couscous right into the middle of the bowl and mix it with the other ingredients very well. I suggest using your hands for this so you're really sure that the couscous is mixed thoroughly. Let the couscous sit in the fridge until it has absorbed all the liquid, which will take a couple of hours. About halfway though, give it another good mix. The longer it sits the better it will be. In fact, if I'm going to serve this at night, I make it in the morning. When the couscous is read, add the rest of the basil and mix thoroughly.Serving Size: makes 8 - 10 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KERRYW79.

The nutritional information for no cook couscous salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 233.3

• Total Fat: 11.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 11.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 5.0 g

The dietary needs meet for no cook couscous salad is Vegetarian