Couscous Salad

Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck, 2004

Show: Wolfgang Puck's Cooking ClassEpisode: Spring Meal

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (20)

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Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 35 min
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

2 cups chicken stock
10 ounces instant couscous
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground cinnamon
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 small red onion, peeled, diced
1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced
1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, diced
1 bunch green onions, minced
1/4 cup cilantro leaves
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

In a saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil.

Place the couscous in a large, heatproof bowl. Stir in the salt and the cinnamon. Pour the boiling stock over the couscous mixture, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove cover, fluff couscous and allow to cool completely.

In a large bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice and zest, red onion, cucumber, bell pepper, and green onions. Add the cooled couscous and toss until well blended. Stir in the cilantro leaves. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

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sim hollywood, AL 06-15-2009
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Easy and fast as a side for a BBQ
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I wanted to try a different side dish for our BBQ (chicken thighs and ribs), and I prepared this salad. Everybody loved it,... it's so easy and fast to make, and it goes great with chicken on a hot summer day! The cucumber is refreshing and it's light- and the salad is great the way it is, no need to replace or add anything! Delicious!Read more
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Elizabeth Madison, WI 06-10-2009
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wow!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The cinnamon makes this so interesting.
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Jeff Cherokee, NC 03-23-2009
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Quick and Easy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this to go along with a seafood dish and it turned out to be great! The cinnamon adds subtle flaver will the lemon &... cilantro knock it home.Read more
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Antony Jackson, MI 02-16-2009
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+++++++++
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe but replaced with vegetable stock to keep it vegetarian. GREAT!!! Never been a fan of this kind of... stuff but now will make it on a regular basis for the family. I don't need a nutritional analysis to tell me that this is very healthy. The reviewer who gave this a bad mark probably just came off a Burger King binge. Read more
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Janice Buena Park, CA 07-30-2008
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Amazing & Easy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was so easy and the seasonings were perfect. I did not have all the vegies when I made it and had tons of tomatoes from... my garden, so I made mine simple. I also used parsley instead of cilantro, it was fine for what I put in it. I put half of the cinnamon in because I was not sure how that was going to taste. It was very good so I will probably use the full amount next time. Try it, goes great with any chicken as a side dish and it's really fast , you can't beat those kind of recipes.Read more
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Ann Chicago, IL 07-21-2008
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Horrible
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I've never had couscous this bad. My boyfriend and I couldn't choke it down and threw the whole thing out. The cinnamon and... onions particularly ruined this recipe.Read more