Couscous Salad with Feta & Greens
A filling salad full of flavor, crunchy green vegetables, tangy cheese and done in less than 20 minutes. This Couscous Salad with Feta & Greens can be served as a light dinner or lunch.
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Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pearl couscous
- 1/2 cup green peas frozen
- 1 avocado diced
- 1/2 cucumber diced (skin on or off)
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 2 ounces feta cheese crumbled
- 1/2 cup parsley roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to boil, add pearl couscous and cook for 8-10 minutes or according to directions on packaging.
- Add green peas the last 5 minutes.
- Drain and rinse with cold water to cool down. Drizzle with a little bit of olive oil to prevent sticking.
- Place crumbled feta, chopped vegetable, parsley and couscous/peas mix in a bowl.
- Mix olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper into a vinaigrette.
- Add vinaigrette to bowl and mix. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- Instead of couscous, you can use orzo or farro
- Instead of feta, you can use goat cheese, ricotta, cottage cheese or a mild cheese like Emmentaler, Jarlsberg or Monterey Jack
- Instead of green peas, you can use green beans
- Instead of parsley, you can use mint or cilantro
Nutrition
Calories: 631kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 356mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 6g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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