Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon

Name: Mediterranean Pearl Couscous Salad#Authormarathon
Yield: Serves 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 cup pearl couscous; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 tsp olive oil; 1 cup cherry/plum tomatoes, cut into halves; 1 cup diced cucumber; 10-12 olives of your choice, sliced; 1/4 cup chopped spring onion; 10-12 mint leaves; 1/4 cup lightly roasted pine nuts; 1/2 cup (approx 70-80g) feta cheese cut into small cubes or crumbled; Lemon Zaatar Dressing:; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt or normal salt; 1 tsp zaatar

Mayuris-Jikoni @cook_12421840

Mombasa

Pearl Couscous, Israeli Couscous, Jerusalem Couscous or Ptitim as its called is not couscous as we know it. Its a type of toasted pasta which is shaped like rice grains or little balls or other small shapes. It is made from wheat flour and was developed in Israel during the 1950s when rice was scarce. The texture of the cooked couscous is a bit chewy, a bit like tapioca pearls or sabudana.

Zaatar is a spice mixture commonly used in the Middle Eastern Countries. Its a mixture of dried thyme, marjoram, oregano, sumac, cumin powder, sesame seeds and salt.

Mayuris-Jikoni @cook_12421840

Mombasa

Zaatar is a spice mixture commonly used in the Middle Eastern Countries. Its a mixture of dried thyme, marjoram, oregano, sumac, cumin powder, sesame seeds and salt.

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Ingredients

Serves 4-6 servings

1 cuppearl couscous
1 1/2 cupswater
1 tspolive oil
1 cupcherry/plum tomatoes, cut into halves
1 cupdiced cucumber
10-12olives of your choice, sliced
1/4 cupchopped spring onion
10-12mint leaves
1/4 cuplightly roasted pine nuts
1/2 cup(approx 70-80g) feta cheese cut into small cubes or crumbled
Lemon Zaatar Dressing:
1/4 cuplemon juice
1 tsplemon zest
1/4 cupolive oil
1/2 tspHimalayan salt or normal salt
1 tspzaatar

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Steps

1

Preparation of the couscous:
Boil the measured water in a saucepan over medium heat.
2

Add the couscous to the boiling water. Mix well and let it cook for 8-10 minutes or till its just done. Like normal pasta it should be al dente and not overcooked.
3

Drain out any extra water. Add 1 tsp olive oil.
Mix well and put it into a serving bowl. Let it cool down a bit.
4

Add the cucumber, mint, olives, tomatoes, pine nuts and spring onions.
Mix well. Add the feta cheese and mix it in gently.
5

Preparation of the Lemon Zaatar Dressing:
Mix all the ingredients in a jar and give it a good shake.
Leave the dressing in the jar to carry.
6

Drizzle the dressing over the salad, mix gently and serve.
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Tips:
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Keep the salad in the fridge till required.
Add veggies like bell pepper.
If you don’t have zaatar, add dried mixed herbs instead.