{"id":605,"date":"2023-06-11T10:09:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T10:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/?p=605"},"modified":"2023-06-11T10:09:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T10:09:42","slug":"couscous-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/11\/couscous-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Couscous Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 cup&nbsp;Israeli couscous (aka pearl couscous; look for gluten-free if desired)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon&nbsp;garlic powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00be teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt, divided<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;large garlic clove, minced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;shallot, minced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 pint&nbsp;cherry tomatoes, sliced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc cup&nbsp;chopped fresh dill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 tablespoons\u00a0chopped fresh mint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 cups\u00a0baby arugula (or other baby greens)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup&nbsp;feta cheese crumbles (omit for vegan and add more salt to taste)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tablespoons&nbsp;lemon juice, plus zest of&nbsp;\u00bd lemon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tablespoon&nbsp;plus 1 teaspoon olive oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fresh ground black pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bring 1 \u00bd cups water to a boil in a large saucepan.&nbsp;Add the Israeli couscous, garlic powder and \u00bd teaspoon of the kosher salt and reduce to a simmer. Cover with lid and cook 8 to 10 minutes, until the couscous is tender and the water is absorbed.&nbsp; Remove the couscous to a bowl, mix it with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil, and allow to stand for 2 to 3 minutes.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meanwhile,\u00a0mince the garlic\u00a0and shallot. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half. Chop the dill and mint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the couscous is done resting, place it in a large bowl with the chopped vegetables and herbs. Add the baby arugula, feta cheese crumbles, lemon juice and zest, the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, \u00bc teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt, and a few grinds of black pepper. Mix gently to combine. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 5 days (flavor is best right away but tastes great after refrigeration; you may need to revive the flavors with a pinch or two of salt).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients Instructions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-4-mixed-salads"],"Cooking_time":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/43-1.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":607,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605\/revisions\/607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}