Easy Couscous Salad

Mixed up couscous salad with arugula in a salad bowl.

A fresh, colorful, healthy AND super easy Couscous Salad. It makes a great side salad for a barbeque dinner, potluck, to bring with friends, or simply as meal prep bowls for the week's lunch.

Course Salad

Cuisine International

Keyword couscous salad

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 0

Total Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 403kcal

Ingredients

1.5 cups couscous
1 small red onion
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 nectarine
3 Tbsp fresh dill
2 oz feta cheese
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 limes
sea salt
pepper
2 oz arugula

Instructions

Cook the couscous. Add Couscous to a bowl and pour boiling water over it until barely covered. Cover the bowl with a plate or lid and set aside for 10 minutes. Then fluff the couscous with a fork.
Finely chop onion, bell pepper, nectarine, and dill.
Add fluffed couscous, chopped fruits and vegetables, and crumbled feta cheese to a large salad bowl and season with sea salt and pepper to taste, drizzle olive oil and lime juice over everything and mix well.
Add arugula and give the salad a last stir and enjoy.

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