Caprese Couscous Salad

Name: Caprese Couscous Salad
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 237 milliliters diced fresh mozzarella cheese; 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters pearl (Israeli) couscous; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 small shallot, minced; 473 milliliters diced tomatoes; 296 milliliters water

Caprese Couscous Salad is a vegetarian recipe with 4 servings. One portion of this dish contains about 13g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 284 calories. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. If you have salt, pearl couscous, tomatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, shallot, garlic, basil, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. Refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Mozzarella

Balsamic Vinegar

Black Pepper

Olive Oil

Tomato

Shallot

Garlic

Basil

Salt

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan.

Ingredients you will need

Water

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat, and stir in the couscous. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes; fluff with a fork. Allow couscous to cool, then toss with tomato mixture.

Ingredients you will need

Couscous