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Athenian Couscous Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Athenian Couscous Salad

18 ingredients 9 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

642
Calories
17g
Protein
38g
Fat
63g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Feta Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • 1 3/4 cup (14.5-oz can) vegetable
  • Broth
  • 1 cup Couscous
  • 1 large Ripe tomato, coarsely diced
  • 2 Thin green onions, finely
  • Minced
  • 1/2 Cucumber, peeled, coarsely
  • Diced
  • 1/2 cup Finely minced parsley
  • 4 oz Feta cheese, finely crumbled
  • 4 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 2 1/2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp Dried oregano, crushed
  • 1/8 To ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 10 Grinds fresh black pepper
  • Pinch cayenne pepper
  • =

Directions

1

1 Put the broth and couscous into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.

2

2 Remove from the heat and set aside 5 minutes, until the broth is absorbed.

3

3 Transfer the couscous to a bowl and cool.

4

4 When cool, break apart the lumps with your fingers.

5

5 Add the tomato, green onions, cucumber, parsley and feta to the couscous.

6

6 Put the lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, salt, pepper and cayenne into a small jar.

7

7 Cover and shake well to blend.

8

8 Pour over the salad, mixing well.

9

9 Refrigerate; bring the salad to room temperature before serving

Recipe sourced from fandom

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