Couscous, Cranberry, and Feta Salad

39 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Ready In: 15 min

“This recipe is great hot or cold. I invented it in grad school when I had no time to cook. It's a quick and easy one dish recipe. I use it as a side dish for nice meals or a full meal for lunch. You can make it in 5 minutes or less and eat immediately. For extra protein you can add chicken breast.” - by Levedi

Ingredients

1/3 cup couscous
1/3 cup dried cranberries
2/3 cup boiling water
1/2 cucumber, diced
2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
2 teaspoons balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing, or to taste
salt to taste

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Original recipe yields 2 servings

Directions

Place the couscous and cranberries in a heatproof bowl. Pour in the boiling water, and stir with a fork. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and set aside 5 to 10 minutes.
Fluff the couscous with a fork, and fold in the cucumber and feta cheese. Season to taste with balsamic vinaigrette and salt.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (2 total)

Calories
216 cal
11%

Fat
3.8 g
6%

Carbs
41.5 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Lynnessa

Jun. 7, 2008

"This was delicious and very flavorful! I tripled it and used whole wheat couscous and reduced fat feta. I ate it warm for lunch and served it cold for a side at a BBQ. Perfect both ways. I didn't have..." See more dressing so I just did 2 parts olive oil to like 1.5 parts balsamic vinegar and a couple cloves of minced garlic. This was pretty garlicky so I wouldn't suggest you doing that unless you don't have dressing :) Thanks for a truly great recipe ~ this will be a staple this summer."

cheryl

Aug. 14, 2008

"overall I enjoyed this dish. The combination of feta and cranberries is wonderful however I did not care for the balsamic dressing. Next time i may try some olive oil and maybe a splash of lemon inste..." See moread of the balsamic"

SIRSETHALOT

Aug. 13, 2009

"Very wonderful flavor. You need to cut the water in half though, it should be a 1:1 ratio between cous cous and water, even with the dried cranberries. Also, I subbed cropped spinach for cucumbers and..." See more it was delicious. "

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