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Southwest Couscous Salad
Recipe

Prep Time:

12 min

Cook Time:

8 min

Total Time:

20 min

Servings:

4-6

Ingredients

For the Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

For The Couscous Salad

How To Make it:

1.

In a medium saucepan, combine the broth, olive oil and the contents of Near East® Couscous Roasted Garlic & Olive spice sack. Bring to a boil and stir in the couscous. Cover, remove from the stove and let it sit for 5 minutes. After this time, simply fluff the couscous with a fork and allow to cool.

2.

In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, garlic, honey, cumin, salt, black pepper, olive oil and cilantro until well combined (see notes).

3.

Combine the couscous, corn, bell peppers, black beans, cucumbers and tomatoes in a large bowl.

4.

Pour the vinaigrette over the couscous salad and stir to combine. Serve.

Near East® Roasted Garlic & Olive Oil Pearled Couscous

How To Make it:

1.

In a medium saucepan, combine the broth, olive oil and the contents of Near East® Couscous Roasted Garlic & Olive spice sack. Bring to a boil and stir in the couscous. Cover, remove from the stove and let it sit for 5 minutes. After this time, simply fluff the couscous with a fork and allow to cool.

2.

In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, garlic, honey, cumin, salt, black pepper, olive oil and cilantro until well combined (see notes).

3.

Combine the couscous, corn, bell peppers, black beans, cucumbers and tomatoes in a large bowl.

4.

Pour the vinaigrette over the couscous salad and stir to combine. Serve.