An easy to make couscous salad with feta cheese and creamy avocado. It’s fulfilling, it’s crunchy, healthy and delicious! What else you need? Oh, one more thing! You can serve it as a side dish or on its own as a light lunch meal.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Lunch, Salad, Side Dish, Vegetarian
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: salad for lunch, summer salad
Servings: 4
Calories: 389kcal
Ingredients
150gcherry tomatoescut in halves
300gcucumberdiced
1medium yellow bell pepperdiced
2green onionsdiced
70gspinach leaves
200gfeta cheese or salad cheesecut in cubes
130gcouscous
100gtomato sauce
1½olive oil
1tablespoonapple cider vinegar
Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Place the couscous in a 6-inch saucepan or a bowl, add the tomato sauce, ½ tablespoon of olive oil and salt to taste. Pour over 200g of boiling water, mix everything with a spoon and cover with a plate or a lid. Set aside for 5-7 minutes.
Open the lid and fluff the couscous with a fork. Allow it to cool a little bit.
Place all veggies, greens, feta cheese, avocado and the couscous in a big salad bowl.
Pour apple cider vinegar and the rest of olive oil over the salad. Add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Toss everything together to coat with the dressing.