Pearl Couscous Salad
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Pearl Couscous Salad

1. Olive oil - 5 tablespoons
2. Pearl (Israeli) couscous - 2 cups
3. Water - 2 ½ cups
4. French lentils - ½ cup
5. Roma (plum) tomatoes, diced - 2
6. Cucumber, seeded and diced - 1 small
7. Red bell pepper, diced - 1
8. Dried cranberries - ½ cup
9. Golden raisins - ½ cup
10. Diced red onion - ⅓ cup
11. 1/2-inch slices of fresh chives (Optional) - ¼ cup
12. Green onion, thinly sliced - 1
13. Chopped flat-leaf parsley, or more to taste - 2 tablespoons
14. Ground sumac (Optional) - 1 teaspoon
15. Olive oil - ¼ cup
16. Lemons, juiced - 2
17. Honey, or more to taste - 2 tablespoons
18. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Pearl Couscous Salad

1. Stage

Cook couscous: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir couscous in hot oil until toasted and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in water and bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until couscous is tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse couscous under cold water in a colander, then transfer to a large serving bowl. Stir in remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil until well coated.

2. Stage

Cook lentils: Place lentils in a small pan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until lentils are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and rinse lentils under cold water in a colander; add to couscous.

3. Stage

Prepare salad: Add tomatoes, cucumber, red bell pepper, cranberries, raisins, red onion, chives, green onion, parsley, and sumac to couscous-lentil mixture.

4. Stage

Make dressing: Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper in a small bowl until well combined.

5. Stage

Pour dressing over salad; stir until coated. Let chill in the refrigerator until flavors blend, 8 hours to overnight.