Couscous & Green Apple Salad

This fresh and delicious Couscous & Green Apple Salad is a perfect side dish or light lunch main dish. We love this salad for any time of the year and it complements pretty much any main course.

If you want, you can even swap out seasonal apples in place of the green apples. Or for a burst of color, use red, green, and yellow apples. Pears are a lovely addition or substitute for the apples as well.

Try our scrumptious orzo salad too!

Couscous & Green Apple Salad

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Prep time: 10 min.

Cook time: 20 min. 

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

Pearl Couscous – this is known in some regions as Israeli couscous

Sea Salt

Granny Smith Apples

Italian Parsley

Dill – fresh

Mint- fresh

Basil – fresh

Lemon

Extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. Cook couscous in lightly salted water according to package instructions. Couscous should be prepared al dente. When finished cooking set aside.
2. In a large serving bowl add apples, parsley, dill, mint and basil. Toss to combine.
3. Add couscous to bowl. Combine with apple and herb mixture.
4. Prepare dressing by combining lemon juice, olive oil and salt in a small bowl or jar. 
5. Pour dressing over salad mixture and gently toss to combine.
6. Serve immediately.

Couscous & Fresh Green Apple Salad

This fresh and delicious Couscous & Green Apple Salad is a perfect side dish or light lunch main dish. We love this salad for any time of the year and it complements pretty much any main course.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American/Canadian

Servings 4

Calories 346 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup Pearl Couscous
• Sea Salt to taste
• 2 Granny Smith Apples
• 1 cup Italian Parsley chopped
• 1 cup Fresh Dill chopped
• 6 leaves fresh mint chopped (can use one or two more if desired)
• 6 leaves fresh basil chopped (can use one or two more if desired)
• 1 lemon juiced
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

 

• Cook couscous in lightly salted water according to package instructions. Couscous should be prepared al dente. When finished cooking set aside.
• In a large serving bowl add apples, parsley, dill, mint and basil. Toss to combine.
• Add couscous to bowl. Combine with apple and herb mixture.
• Prepare dressing by combining lemon juice, olive oil and salt in a small bowl or jar.
• Pour dressing over salad mixture and gently toss to combine.
• Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 346kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 7gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 22mgPotassium: 378mgFiber: 6gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 2268IUVitamin C: 49mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 3mg

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The nutrition information is calculated using a third party resource. The accuracy varies according to the brands you use, the portion sizes you serve, and so on. This information should only be used as a guide.