Giant Couscous Salad with Tahini Dressing
Recipe serves 3-4
Ingredients:
For the salad:
- 1 cup giant couscous
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1 pack cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1 cups herbs of your choice (parsley, coriander, basil or dill works great)
- 1/2 cup roasted nuts, chopped
- 1/2 cup cranberries
- Tahini dressing: 2 tbsp tahini seasoned with salt and pepper, 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses, whisked with cold water until smooth
Instructions:
- Cook the couscous according to package instructions, then rise and drain. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper and pomegranate molasses.
- Mix the marinated couscous with the rest of the ingredients, seasoning with extra salt, pepper and pomegranate molasses to taste.
- Finish with the tahini dressing before serving (this salad also goes great with a maple mustard dressing, made with mustard, maple syrup and lemon juice)