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Mediterranean Couscous Salad in a serving bowl

Mediterranean Couscous Salad

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This Mediterranean Couscous Salad is easy, healthy, vegetarian, and full of fresh flavor. Perfect for lunch or as a side dish!
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Keyword Easy Lunch Ideas, Greek Salad, Meatless, Vegetarian, WW Lunch, WW PersonalPoints
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6 (1 cup) servings
Calories 187
Author Emily Bites

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • ¾ teaspoon salt divided
  • 1 cup uncooked Moroccan-style couscous
  • 2 ½ tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon yellow or Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup drained and rinsed canned chickpeas
  • 1 cup diced cucumber
  • 1 cup quartered cherry tomatoes
  • 8 pitted kalamata olives sliced
  • 2 oz crumbled Feta cheese
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon diced fresh chives
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  • Pour the water and ¼ teaspoon of the salt into a medium saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, quickly stir in the cup of couscous, cover the pot and remove from heat. Keep covered for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, transfer the couscous to a serving bowl and fluff with a fork. Allow to cool.
  • In a small mixing bowl, combine the vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, dried basil, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, mustard, and the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt. Stir or whisk together until combined and set aside.
  • In the serving bowl holding the cooled couscous, add the chickpeas, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, olives, Feta cheese, basil, chives, and parsley and stir until combined. Pour the dressing from step two over the top and stir until the salad is evenly coated with the dressing and serve.

Notes

WW Points:
6 per (1 cup) serving (PP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
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Nutrition Information per (1 cup) serving:
187 calories, 30 g carbs, 2 g sugars, 7 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 7 g protein, 3 g fiber, 208 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com)
Weight Watchers PointsPlus:
5 per (1 cup) serving (PP calculated using the nutrition info above)

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcal