Couscous pasta salad
Couscous pasta salad

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Place corn in a Dutch oven; cover with water. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. It's got the benefits of a salad and the presentation is simple and elegant with the pearl-like pasta shape!

Couscous pasta salad is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Couscous pasta salad is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook couscous pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Couscous pasta salad:
  1. Make ready 1 cup chicken broth
  2. Get 1 cup Couscous
  3. Get 1/4 cup Red Onion - Diced
  4. Take 1 cup Cucumber - Diced
  5. Prepare 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes - Halved
  6. Make ready 1 cup Brocolli - Chopped
  7. Get 2 tbsp Fresh Dill
  8. Make ready 1/3 cup Feta Cheese
  9. Prepare 2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegarette Salad Dressing
  10. Get 1/4 tsp Salt

Refresh the flavors by adding some extra dressing or a dash of salt or pepper. It's not recommended to freeze couscous because freezing pasta will result in a mushy texture once it is thawed out. Overcooked couscous is just as bad as overcooked pasta in a pasta salad or soggy croutons in a Caesar salad. Making Israeli couscous salad Other than pearl couscous that can be found in most supermarkets or online, this salad requires very basic ingredients: tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions and fresh mint, garlic and parsley.

Instructions to make Couscous pasta salad:
  1. Bring chicken broth to boil in a small pot. Remove from heat. Quickly pour in Couscous and stir briefly, then cover pot. Let stand for 5 minutes. Then fluff with a fork and stir in the herb a bit.
  2. Chop up all your veggies. Place in bowl.
  3. Add Coucous to the same bowl and the rest of the ingredients. Stir it all up.
  4. You can eat it right away, but it's best to let it sit covered in the fridge for at least an hour first or preferabley overnight.

Change it up: I used whole wheat Israeli couscous for my salad, but any small whole wheat pasta shape will do. Orzo, small shells and farfalle (bow-tie pasta) are all great options. Just cook the pasta in salted water according to the package's directions and proceed with the recipe. Finally, a couscous salad that is not bland! This salad is a great addition to your summer meal, or as a lunch any time of year.

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