Couscous And Pepper Salad Recipes

RAINBOW BELL PEPPER COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add the garlic and shallots and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add 2/3 cup water, the bell peppers, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste, bring to a boil over high heat and cook until the peppers just begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the couscous, immediately cover and remove from the heat. Let stand, covered, until the liquid is absorbed and the couscous is tender, about 7 minutes.
• Transfer to a platter or large bowl and serve with lemon wedges for squeezing.

COUSCOUS SALAD WITH PEPPERS, OLIVES, AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan bring water to a boil with currants or raisins, salt, and 1 tablespoon oil. Stir in couscous and let stand, covered, off heat 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork and transfer to bowl.
• In a small skillet cook garlic in 2 tablespoons oil over moderate heat, stirring, until pale golden. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened. Stir onion mixture into couscous with vinegar, bell peppers, olives, capers, pine nuts, parsley, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Salad may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring salad to room temperature before serving.
• To roast peppers:
• Using a long-handled fork, char peppers over an open flame, turning, until skins are blackened, 2 to 3 minutes. (Or broil peppers on rack of a broiler pan under a preheated broiler about 2 inches from heat, turning every 5 minutes, until skins are blistered and charred, 15 to 25 minutes.) Transfer peppers to a bowl and let stand, covered, until cool enough to handle. Keeping peppers whole, peel them, starting at blossom end. Cut off tops and discard seeds and ribs.

COUSCOUS SALAD WITH ROASTED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Place the couscous in a bowl, add the broth and leave for 5 minutes until the water has been absorbed. Fluff up the couscous with a fork and allow to cool completely.
• Roughly chop the peppers. Halve the avocado, remove the stone and peel, then chop the flesh roughly. Trim and finely chop the salad scallions. Peel and halve the cucumber lengthways, remove the seeds using a teaspoon, then slice into chunky pieces. Halve the tomatoes.
• When ready to serve, place the cooled couscous, peppers, avocado, scallions, cucumber, tomato and salad leaves in a serving bowl. Whisk the lemon juice and vinegar together with a little seasoning and drizzle over the salad. Toss well and serve, either as a meal in itself, or with hand-carved turkey or ham slices from the deli counter, plus warm crusty bread.

ISRAELI COUSCOUS PEPPER SALAD

Steps:

• Bring water(or broth) to a boil.
• Add couscous, olive oil and salt. Simmer for about 10 to 12 minutes or until tender to the bite. Drain and cool couscous.
• Combine couscous with kidney beans, peppers, onion, green onion, cilantro, parsley and hot pepper flakes.
• Whisk together honey, lime juice, olive oil and combine with couscous mixture.
• Season with additional salt and pepper. Enjoy!

COUSCOUS SALAD WITH CORN AND RED BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté corn, stirring, until golden. Add onion, bell pepper, garlic, cumin, and 1/4 cup water and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until bell pepper is crisp-tender.
• While vegetables are cooking, in a small heavy saucepan bring remaining cup water to a boil and stir in couscous and salt to taste. Cover pan and remove from heat. Let couscous stand 5 minutes and fluff with a fork.
• In a bowl whisk together vinegar, remaining tablespoon oil, and salt to taste until emulsified. Add vegetable mixture, couscous, coriander, and cayenne and toss to combine well.

10-MINUTE COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Tip the couscous into a large bowl and pour over the stock. Cover, then leave for 10 mins until fluffy and all the stock has been absorbed. Meanwhile, slice the onions and pepper, and dice the cucumber. Add these to the couscous, fork through the pesto, crumble in the feta, then sprinkle over pine nuts to serve.

COUSCOUS AND PEPPER SALAD

Steps:

• Quarter peppers. Slice on thin slicing blade of food processor; if you have no processor, cut in julienne strips.
• Following package directions, bring water to boil in covered pot for couscous (each manufacturer recommends a different amount of water).
• In serving bowl, combine mustard, vinegar and sugar, mixing well to dissolve sugar.
• Add couscous to boiling water. Cover and turn off heat. Allow to sit 3 to 5 minutes, until all water has been absorbed and couscous is tender.
• Meanwhile, chop scallions.
• Stir peppers and scallions into dressing, and when couscous is ready stir into salad.