Italian Couscous Salad

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

3 cups couscous

8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (cubed)

4 ounces sliced black olives

4 ounces salami (cubes)

1 green bell pepper (seeded and diced)

1/2 cup red onion (chopped)

1/4 cup roughly chopped pepperoncinis

1/2 pint cherry or grape tomatoes (halved)

2/3 cup olive oil

1/8 cup distilled white vinegar

1/8 cup lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon dried parsley

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Cook orzo

Cook couscous according to package directions. Chill.

Combine ingredients for pasta

While the couscous is chilling, prepare the topping ingredients and make dressing.

Combine chilled couscous with mozzarella, olives, salami, bell pepper, red onion, pepperoncini and tomatoes,

Add ingredients for dressing

Dress the pasta salad by pouring the dressing onto it.

Stir, refrigerate, serve

Stir to combine. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve cold.

Dressing

Combine the Olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, parsley. pepper and basil all together. Mix well.

Nutrition

• Calories: 589 kcal
• Total Fat: 32 g
• Saturated Fat: 8 g
• Cholesterol: 34 mg
• Sodium: 1024 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 57 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 19 g