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Couscous salad with cucumber, tomatoes, and feta

A quick couscous salad with diced cucumber, tomatoes, fresh herbs, feta, and a simple red wine vinegar dressing. It is served slightly warm or at room temperature and works well as a fresh lunch or make-ahead salad.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Published: October 11, 2026
Couscous salad with cucumber, tomatoes, and feta

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Ingredients

  • water 2 cups
  • couscous 1 cup
  • cucumber 1 piece
  • tomato 2 medium pieces
  • ground black pepper 1 teaspoon
  • salt 1 teaspoon
  • red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons
  • extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons
  • fresh dill 0.3333333333 cups
  • parsley 0.3333333333 cups
  • feta 0.5 cups
  • dried chilli flakes 1 pinch

Tools

  • pot
  • fork
  • large bowl
  • whisk
  • spoon

Instructions

  1. Bring the lightly salted water to a boil.
  2. Stir in the couscous, remove from the heat, cover, and let it sit until the liquid is absorbed.
  3. Fluff the couscous with a fork and let it cool to room temperature.
  4. Whisk together the red wine vinegar, olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
  5. Add the cooled couscous, cucumber, tomato, dill, parsley, feta, and red pepper flakes, then toss to combine.
  6. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.

Serving suggestions

Serve slightly warm, or at room temperature.

Storage suggestions

Best when made fresh; it also works as a make-ahead lunch over a few days.

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