Simple Greek Couscous

Couscous is tossed with feta cheese, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes for a Greek-inspired side dish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 190 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup couscous
• 1 (4 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley, or to taste
• 0.66666668653488 cup chopped kalamata olives, liquid reserved
• 0.66666668653488 cup diced red bell pepper
• 0.5 cup diced sun-dried tomatoes, oil reserved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from the heat, and stir in couscous. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Set aside to cool slightly.

Step 2

Mix olives, red bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, and couscous together in a bowl. Stir about 1 tablespoon liquid from olives and 1 tablespoon oil from sun-dried tomatoes into the couscous mixture until moistened. Add more oil as needed. Fold in feta cheese; sprinkle with parsley.