Greek Couscous Salad

Greek Couscous Salad is perfectly cooked whole wheat couscous, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, onion, & herbs mixed with a light vinaigrette.  Weight Watchers friendly recipe- 5 SmartPoints!

I’m always trying to create easy make ahead salads and side dishes that require little to no cooking.   We all have busy weeks, so if I can cut down on the time in the kitchen, it’s a real big deal!  My Greek Couscous Salad is a delicious blend of fresh ingredients perfect for a side dish or lunch.  Perfectly cooked whole wheat couscous, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and herbs mixed with a light vinaigrette.  This is a Weight Watchers friendly recipe and each serving is 5 SmartPoints.

Couscous is one of those foods I always forget about, but love to eat.  Little bites of dough is delicious by itself or mixed with just about anything.  I recently found whole wheat couscous at the grocery store and was super happy because whole wheat is 1 less Weight Watchers SmartPoint than regular couscous.  What I like about couscous is that you can cook it ahead of time and eat it at room temperature or cold.  It’s just like quinoa… you can add any mix of ingredients and it will taste delicious!

I randomly crave specific cuisines and a while back Greek food was on my mind.  From someone who never ate Greek food until about 10 years ago, I’m a fanatic.  I wanted a quick and easy salad with the flavors of Greek food so I created this super easy couscous salad.

To start, cook up the couscous!

In large pot, bring vegetable broth to a boil.  Stir in couscous.  Reduce heat to low, cover, and let stand until liquid is absorbed, about 13 minutes.  Fluff couscous with a fork.  Transfer to a bowl and let cool completely.

While the couscous is cooking, dice up fresh roma tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, dill, and parsley.

Not only does this salad have fresh vegetables, there is also a delicious and light vinaigrette added to really elevate the flavors.  My Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette is the perfect addition to this salad!

To a large bowl, add couscous diced tomato, diced cucumber, diced red onion, dill, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.  Mix it up then top with crumbled feta CHEESE!!

A delicious blend of fresh ingredients perfect for a side dish or lunch.  Perfectly cooked whole wheat couscous, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and herbs mixed with a light vinaigrette.  Make this on Sunday for meal prep and have a quick weekday lunch ready to go!  I like to serve this salad alongside my Steak Gyro Wraps or Healthy Chicken Gyros.  5 Weight Watchers SmartPoints per serving!

I hope you enjoy these bites of flavor!

Greek Couscous Salad

A delicious blend of fresh ingredients perfect for a side dish or lunch.  Perfectly cooked whole wheat couscous, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and herbs mixed with a light vinaigrette.  

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• ¾ Cup Israeli Whole Wheat Couscous
• 1 Cup Low Sodium Vegetable Broth
• 2 Cup Roma Tomatoes, Diced
• 1 Cup Seedless Cucumber, Diced
• ¼ Cup Medium Red Onion, Chopped
• ¼ Cup Fresh Dill, Chopped
• ¼ Cup Parsley, Chopped
• ¼ Cup Fat Free Feta Cheese
• 2 Tablespoons Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette (Recipe link in notes section)

Instructions

 

• In large pot, bring vegetable broth to a boil. Stir in couscous. Reduce heat to low, cover, and let stand until liquid is absorbed, about 13 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork. Transfer to a bowl and let cool completely.
• Dice tomato and set aside.
• Slice cucumber in half lengthwise, then again. Slice into thin pieces and set aside.
• Dice onion into small pieces and set aside.
• Mince dill and parsley and set aside.
• Make Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette according to recipe instructions.
• To the bowl of couscous, add diced tomato, diced cucumber, diced red onion, dill, parsley, dressing, and top with feta cheese.

Notes

**Click here to follow Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette.**

Nutrition is based on the Weight Watchers Freestyle Program guidelines. Nutrition calculated using Weight Watchers calculator.

NUTRITION: Serves 4- (5 SmartPoints Per Serving) CALORIES: 161 FAT: 5.6 SATURATED FAT: 1.6 CARBS: 23.4 FIBER: 2.5 SUGARS: 2.1 PROTEIN: 5.6

Helpful kitchen tools to make this recipe:

• Stock Pot with Lid
• Cutting Board
• Knives

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