Tabbouleh: Cold Couscous Salad

Name: Tabbouleh: Cold Couscous Salad
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 handful parsley; 1 unit onion; 1 unit tomato; 1 handful mint leaf; 1 unit lemon; 1/2 unit cucumber; 1 cup couscous; 1 tbsp cumin powder; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch black pepper; 3 tbsp olive oil

ekilu Team

“This Lebanese salad will give a new and exotic flavor to your diet. Surprise your significant other, or just yourself, with this refreshing and delicious dish. Don’t be afraid to try something new.”

ingredients

Difficulty

Medium

Time

15'

Fresh ingredients

parsley

1 handful

onion

1 unit

tomato

1 unit

mint leaf

1 handful

lemon

1 unit

cucumber

1/2 unit

Pantry ingredients

couscous

1 cup

cumin powder

1 tbsp

salt

1 pinch

black pepper

1 pinch

olive oil

3 tbsp

Instructions

Put 1 cup water and a little salt and olive oil in a pan and heat. Just before the water comes to a boil, turn off the heat and add the cup of couscous. Let stand until the couscous absorbs the liquid. Then add a little more salt and oil if necessary, and stir (do this away from the heat).

Peel and finely dice the cucumber, onion, and tomato. Combine the vegetables in a bowl.

Mince the parsley and mint. Add to the bowl, together with the olive oil and lemon juice.

Add the couscous and mix well.

Finally, season with the cumin and pepper, and add a little more salt if necessary. Enjoy!