Jo-anne’s Couscous Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup couscous
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tomato, diced
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 small zucchini, diced
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled

Recipe

• 1 in saucepan, bring 1¼ c water to boil, stir in couscous. cover and remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes fluff with fork.
• 2 in large bowl, combine couscous, chickpeas, parsley, onions, tomato, red pepper and zucchini.
• 3 whisk together oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, cumin, turmeric and hot pepper sauce; toss with salad until combined. sprinkle with feta cheese before serving. or you can omit feta cheese altogether for those who don't like it.