❤️ Why You’ll Love Greek Couscous Salad
Healthy: This Greek Couscous Salad is made with fresh, healthy ingredients that you can feel good about Vegan: This Couscous Salad is plant-based so it’s easy to serve to anyone in the family Versatile: Swap and add any of the veggies in this dish to make it your own
🍲 Ingredients
Tofu – Tofu often gets a bad rep. It contains phytoestrogen, a natural receptor of estrogen, but that does not mean it IS estrogen! Phytoestrogen is natural plant hormones, not human hormones. The bodies phytoestrogen are relatively weak, meaning that eating soy and things like tofu can actually be beneficial and it can help lower your risk of cancer by actually blocking actual estrogen. However, saying that, everything should be enjoyed in moderation! Pearl Couscous – This salad I made with Bob’s Red Mill’s pearl couscous. Couscous are small balls of toasted semolina flour. During 1949-1959, Israel went through an austerity period during which food and other resources were rationed. Rice was a dietary staple, and it was scarce. There was a need to come up with an alternative and that first prime minister of Israel asked the founders of a food company to create a wheat-based substitute for rice. The result was what we now call couscous. Today couscous is still a staple in Israeli culture and beyond! What I love about it is that it absorbs the flavours of whatever you throw into the recipe.
👩🍳 How to Make Greek Couscous Salad
🪄 Tips and Tricks
Prep this salad on Sunday and have an easy, grab-and-go meal for a quick lunch You can use regular couscous for this recipe if you can’t find pearl. Any other grain works too
🗒 Other Couscous Recipes
Viral Couscous Recipe Couscous Tabulleh Six-Ingredient Couscous Salad
👝 How to Store Leftovers
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. The dressing will soak more and more into the couscous to make it extra flavorful.
🤔 Common Questions
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