Couscous Salad Turkish Style Recipe

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Tofu provides a dairy-free option while cottage cheese is more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier while canola oil is cost-effective.

Measure 1 ½ cup dried couscous and put it in a pot or large bowl.

Add in the cumin, smoked paprika, a pinch of salt and pepper, olive oil and hot water. Give it a mix. Cover and leave it to rest for 10 mins.

Meanwhile, finely chop about 1 tbsp of garlic and mix it with tomato puree and some olive oil.

After 10 mins, the couscous should be ready! Using a fork, try to separate them until there’s no lump of couscous.

Add the tomato puree mixture to the couscous. Mix until well incorporated. Set Aside.

Chop and cut all the fresh ingredients and add them to the couscous.

Serve with lemon and olive oil dressing.

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