Fresh Israeli Couscous Salad

Here's a couscous salad that is just the most perfect summer dish.


It's not just any couscous salad but an Israeli couscous salad.


Israeli couscous are like toothsome, chewy pearls. (which is a good thing!)


It's light, it's fresh, it's healthy, it's a snap to prepare... I could keep going...



but I'll only say one more thing...

it's delicious! Everything you want a summer meal to be!




Green Israeli Couscous Salad
adapted from Joy the Baker

four small or two large servings

3 cups water

1 1/2 cups dry Israeli Couscous

generous pinch of salt

1 1/2 cups sliced snap peas (substituted with green string beans and yellow wax beans)

1 English cucumber, cut into chunks

1/3 cup chopped parsley (omitted this)

1/2 cup sliced green onions

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (we did not add this)

1/2 cup roasted and salted pistachios (and we omitted these too)

salt and coarsely ground black pepper to taste

about 3 tablespoons olive oil

about 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

In a medium saucepan, bring three cups of water to a boil. Add a generous pinch of salt, followed by Israeli couscous. Stir and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer until couscous is just tender, with a slight bite, about 10 to 13 minutes.

Drain into a fine mesh strainer and rinse with cold water. Set aside.

Toss cooled couscous with the rest of the ingredients. Taste and add more salt and pepper as necessary.