Chorizo Feta And Spring Onion Couscous Salad Food

COUSCOUS WITH FETA, CHICKPEAS AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan or large skillet over medium heat.
• Add red pepper and garlic and cook for three minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in a half a cup of the broth, along with the dried oregano or basil and chickpeas. Turn heat up to boil the mixture, then lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add remaining 1 and 3/4 cups of broth and salt, then bring to the boil. Add tomatoes. Gradually stir in couscous, then remove from heat, cover, and let stand 5 minutes until couscous cooks.
• Stir in green onions and feta, toss well, and serve. May add some cracked black pepper, if you like.
• Great next-day leftovers!

CHORIZO, FETA & BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Mix the oil, mustard, vinegar, tabasco & caraway seeds into a thin dressing.
• Pour over the sliced beet & leave for ½ hour in a cool place, for the flavours to develop.
• Before serving, mix in the parsley, red onion, seasoning & chorizo.
• Arrange the mixed lettuce leaves onto a large plate or serving dish & arrange the beetroot & sausage mixture on the top, followed by the crumbled feta cheese.

COUSCOUS FETA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine couscous, ½ tablespoon olive oil, minced chili, cumin, coriander, and garlic and edamame in a bowl.
• Add two cups boiling water to mixture, cover, and let stand 5 minutes, until water is absorbed.
• While couscous mixture is absorbing water, combine halved tomatoes, mint or basil leaves, scallions, and lemon juice in a separate bowl.
• Combine cooled couscous mixture with tomato mixture, add remaining olive oil, and mix.
• Add feta cheese and gently mix to combine.
• Garnish with black olives, if desired.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!

FETA COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Heat broth until boiling and stir in couscous. Cover and remove from heat. Let it stand for five minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and fluff couscous with with and let cool for ten minutes.
• Add feta, cucumber, tomato, pepper, green onion and fresh basil.
• Prepare the dressing. Combine vinegar, oil, garlic and sugar.
• Pour dressing over couscous and vegetables and add salt and pepper to taste.

FETA AND ONION COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Put the couscous into a large bowl and add the lemon juice and olive oil.
• Pour in the boiling water, stir, then cover with plastic wrap, and leave for about 10 minutes.
• Cook the leek in plenty of boiling salted water until soft. Drain and stir into the couscous with the onion, parsley and mint.
• Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir in the feta.
• Serve immediately.

COUSCOUS WITH FETA, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND KALAMATA OLIVES

Steps:

• In saucepan over medium heat add olive oil, when hot, add the garlic and red pepper flakes, warm through for 10 seconds. CAREFUL not to burn the garlic.
• Add the sun-dried tomatoes and sauté 30 seconds more.
• Add olives and chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Add the couscous, and simmer on lowest setting until liquid is absorbed, per package instructions. approximately 8-10 minutes.
• Fluff with fork, and season with salt and pepper. Add in 1/2 pound feta.

CHORIZO, FETA AND SPRING ONION COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the couscous in the chicken stock.
• Remove the papery skin of the chorizo and hack the sausage into bite sized chunks.
• Fry them off in a dry pan for a couple of minutes to release loads of tasty, spicy oils.
• Stir the sausage and all of its oil into the cooked and fluffy couscous to infuse flavour and impart colour.
• Crumble the feta and finely slice the spring onions.
• Mix everything together, loosening with a little extra oil if necessary and season well with salt and pepper.