Curried Couscous Salad with Broccoli, Chickpeas, and Feta

Curried Couscous Salad with Broccoli, Chickpeas, and Feta

Curried Couscous Salad with Broccoli, Chickpeas, and Feta is an easy Mediterranean dish that's packed with flavor and texture. You can't go wrong with this dinner or side dish recipe!

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Mediterranean

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 329kcal

Author Erin @ Suburban Simplicity

Equipment

large bowl
pot

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups water
1 cup uncooked couscous whole wheat or regular
1 ½ cups small broccoli florets chopped small if necessary
⅓ cup shredded carrot
½ cup finely diced red onion
¼ cup raisins optional
¼ cup dry-roasted cashews chopped
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
¾ teaspoon salt
1 15-ounce can chickpeas garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
¾ cup crumbled feta cheese

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Instructions

Bring 1 ¾ cups water to a boil in a medium pan. Gradually stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
While couscous stands, steam broccoli florets, covered, for 3 minutes or until tender. Once cooled, chop smaller if necessary.
In a large bowl, combine couscous, broccoli, carrot, and the next 10 ingredients (carrot through chickpeas). Mix to combine. Sprinkle with feta cheese and serve.

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Notes

- Toasting couscous gives it more flavor. You can melt a little butter or olive oil in the saucepan and stir in your couscous until it smells fragrant and toasty.
- This recipe can sometimes need a little extra olive oil to make it moist. Add as much as you'd like until you have the consistency you desire.
- Small broccoli pieces work best, so chop them smaller if you are cooking larger heads.
- If you don't have regular raisins on hand, currents and golden raisins are a great alternative.
- If you want to make it a heartier meal, this recipe is wonderful with cooked chicken, shrimp, or thin strips of flank steak.
- This recipe is even better if you let it sit for a while before serving to allow the flavors to meld.

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

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