Simple Greek Couscous Recipe

Simple Greek Couscous Recipe

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 2/3 cup chopped kalamata olives, liquid reserved
  • 2/3 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup diced sun-dried tomatoes, oil reserved
  • 1 (4 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley, or to taste
  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.
  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.