As warm as it's been here in North Carolina recently, it won't be long before fresh mint springs up in the garden. And here's a recipe that will make good use of this prolific herb!
Ingredients
1 C Israeli couscous
1 medium English cucumber, peeled & diced
1/2 C coarsely chopped mint leaves
1/4 C olive oil
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
¾ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 C crumbled feta cheese
In a large saucepan, bring 2 quarts well-salted water to a boil.
Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over medium heat, toast the couscous, stirring frequently, until golden-brown, (about 7 minutes).
Cook couscous in the boiling water until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water to cool. Pour couscous into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the cucumber and mint.
In a small bowl, mix oil, lemon juice and zest, 3/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Stir in the feta. Add this mixture to the couscous. If desired, add salt, pepper, and/or lemon juice to suit your taste, mixing well.
Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with the mint sprigs.
1 C Israeli couscous
1 medium English cucumber, peeled & diced
1/2 C coarsely chopped mint leaves
1/4 C olive oil
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
¾ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 C crumbled feta cheese
In a large saucepan, bring 2 quarts well-salted water to a boil.
Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over medium heat, toast the couscous, stirring frequently, until golden-brown, (about 7 minutes).
Cook couscous in the boiling water until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water to cool. Pour couscous into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the cucumber and mint.
In a small bowl, mix oil, lemon juice and zest, 3/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Stir in the feta. Add this mixture to the couscous. If desired, add salt, pepper, and/or lemon juice to suit your taste, mixing well.
Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with the mint sprigs.
This sounds delicious! I'd love for you to share at Mix it up Monday:
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Food can be so magical ~ lovely recipe ~ thanks for linking up with Magical Monday Meme ~ great to have you there ~ namaste, Carol ^_^
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Sound great,Thanks for joining us at Creative Mondays :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds delicious! I'm visiting from Thirsty Thursday.
ReplyDeleteI had to Google 'Couscous' because I had no idea what it was! Thank you, I have learned something new today. This does sound really good. I was reading that you can purchase Couscous in most local grocery stores. I will have to give it a try! Thank You!
ReplyDeleteI love tabouli, so this sounds like it would be good too!
ReplyDeletethis sounds so delicious...thanks for sharing your recipe! visiting from Green Monday, see you around. thanks and have a great weekend. :)
ReplyDeletesounds interesting and really wonderful, this is something i should try too, thanks for sharing and for joining green monday, see you on monday again :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good. When I was in college, my roommate used to bring a salad like this back to school from home. Completely yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Can't wait to try it. And thanks for linking up through NOBH! Smiles -
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