What's your favorite quinoa or couscous based salad? I need new ideas.

[HappyGrace]

I love those types of salads! Need some new ideas for yummy ones-thanks!

[zoobie]

Feta, tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, (black olives for those who prefer them) and a Greek or lemon vinaigrette

[Tiffnkids]

This one is good.

 

http://vegetarian.about.com/od/soupssalads/r/quinoasalad.htm

[Erica in OR]

Spinach, capers, salmon, shallots, and pearl couscous in a lemon juice/olive oil dressing.

 

Erica in OR

[nd293]

My couscous salad went down well with friends on Friday night:

 

Bake/ roast onion slices and cubed butternut pumpkin - I wrapped each in foil and baked, then opened the parcels and grilled to brown a little. I threw a couple of unpeeled garlic cloves into one parcel.

 

Roast red pepper.

 

Make the couscous. Squeeze the garlic out of the roasted cloves and blend it with some oil to use when making the couscous. Add a squeeze of lemon juice if desired.

 

To the couscous add the roasted onion, butternut and red pepper.

 

Also olives, feta, sundried tomato and some chorizo sausages, chopped and fried.

 

We had it at room temperature, but I ate the left-overs heated up, and I think that was even better.

[HappyGrace]

YUM-these sound amazing, thanks!