Tomato and Cucumber Couscous

Name: Tomato and Cucumber Couscous
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: about 1/2 cup)
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups water; ¾ cup Israeli couscous; ½ cup halved grape tomatoes; ½ cup diced seeded cucumber; ¼ cup chopped red onion; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 ½ ounces crumbled feta cheese

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Mediterranean flavors shine in this simple side dish of Tomato and Cucumber Couscous.

By David Bonom

Recipe by Cooking Light June 2014

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Credit: Randy Dausch; Styling: Lindsey Lower

Recipe Summary

Yield:

Serves 4 (serving size: about 1/2 cup)

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups water
¾ cup Israeli couscous
½ cup halved grape tomatoes
½ cup diced seeded cucumber
¼ cup chopped red onion
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ ounces crumbled feta cheese

Directions

Step 1
Bring water to a boil. Add couscous. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 8 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in tomatoes, cucumber, onion, lemon juice, salt, and feta cheese.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

156 calories; fat 2.6g; saturated fat 1.6g; sodium 268mg.

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mandofan

02/13/2015

Simple side dish, but it needs a bit of spicing up to improve on its somewhat bland flavor. I added a hefty dusting of sumac and topped with some zatar, which made it much better. It worked nicely CL's pork tenderloin with mango sambal.

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