Couscous salad with feta and sun-dried tomatoes

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Name: Couscous salad with feta and sun-dried tomatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 300 grams couscous; 400 ml water; 285 grams sun-dried tomatoes in oil; pepper and salt to taste; 1 red onion; 75 grams Kalamata olives; 1 lemon; 150 grams feta; handful of pumpkin seeds; 2 sprigs fresh parsley

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This Mediterranean couscous salad with feta, sun-dried tomatoes, and lemon is super quick to prepare. A fantastic fast lunch salad with few ingredients and lots of flavor.

Nutrition balance score

Good

7.3/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

41.29 (Low)

25.57 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

493.99 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

61.92 g
30.93 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

20.31 g
9.13 g

Proteins

23.88 g

Fiber

13.33 g

Sodium

1401.43 mg

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This Mediterranean couscous salad is ready in 20 minutes. The oil from the sun-dried tomatoes will give this couscous salad with feta extra flavor so you won't need many more seasonings.

You can use different kinds of olives, preferably pitted because they are easier to eat. Kalamata olives are the best choice as they are firm and have a delicious full flavor.

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Made by Véronique

Published at 2025-08-25, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 20 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-11-12

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

10 minutes

Total time

20 minutes

Making couscous salad with feta - 20 minutes

Put 300 grams of couscous in a medium bowl and add half of the oil from the tomatoes along with pepper and salt.

Mix well and pour 400 ml of boiling water over it. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit for about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, chop the sun-dried tomatoes and slice the olives.

Peel the red onion and chop it finely. Also chop the parsley finely.

Fluff the couscous with a fork. Add the sun-dried tomatoes, red onion, and olives.

Grate the zest of 1 lemon and squeeze the juice from the lemon. Add this along with the rest of the oil from the tomatoes and fresh parsley to the couscous and mix again.

Season the couscous salad with pepper and salt and serve with pumpkin seeds, crumbled feta, and parsley. Enjoy!

Tips!

Do I need to cook couscous?

On couscous packages, it often says to boil it in boiling water or broth. However, this will make the couscous much less flavorful compared to letting it soak in boiling water or broth. By adding oil and seasonings beforehand, the couscous will absorb the flavors much better and won’t get overcooked as it would if boiled.

Which sun-dried tomatoes are best for making salad?

For using sun-dried tomatoes in a salad, it's best to use those in oil. The dried version can be hard and less flavorful. Additionally, the oil from the jar is also very tasty, making it ideal for making a dressing.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

493.99 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

61.92 g
30.93 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

20.31 g
9.13 g

Proteins

23.88 g

Fiber

13.33 g

Sodium

1401.43 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

8.71 mg

Calcium

328.92 mg

Magnesium

171.08 mg

Potassium

171.08 mg

Phosphorus

281.65 mg

Copper

1.22 mg

Zinc

3.68 mg

Iodine

0.52 µg

Selenium

0.73 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

54.06 mg

Vitamine D

0.00 mg

Vitamine A

1.61 mg

Vitamine B1

0.33 mg

Vitamine B2

0.45 mg

Vitamine B6

2.30 mg

Vitamine B12

0.11 µg

Folic acid

23.03 µg

Vitamine E

2.57 mg

Vitamine K

58.72 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
75	gram	couscous	gluten	137.25	17.63 g	0.90 g	4.88 g	2.33 g	5.63 g	1.13 g	202.50 mg	0.52 mg	30.00 mg	18.75 mg	142.50 mg	67.50 mg	0.06 mg	0.22 mg	-	-	3.75 mg	-	0.30 mg	0.06 mg	0.06 mg	0.03 mg	-	5.25 µg	-	-	-
100	ml	water		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
71.25	gram	sun-dried tomatoes in oil		183.83	38.26 g	27.22 g	2.78 g	0.36 g	10.05 g	9.05 g	49.16 mg	6.48 mg	99.04 mg	128.25 mg	1811.89 mg	0.55 mg	1.07 mg	1.57 mg	-	0.71 µg	30.64 mg	-	1.28 mg	0.21 mg	0.21 mg	2.21 mg	-	9.98 µg	2.49 mg	55.86 µg	-
		pepper and salt		4.39	1.13 g	0.01 g	0.06 g	0.02 g	0.18 g	0.44 g	339.13 mg	0.09 mg	4.00 mg	1.33 mg	11.09 mg	1.51 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.52 µg	0.02 µg	1.34 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.18 µg	0.08 mg	2.86 µg	-
0.25		red onion		11.25	1.91 g	1.91 g	0.06 g	0.03 g	0.38 g	0.78 g	2.81 mg	0.16 mg	9.38 mg	3.13 mg	54.69 mg	13.13 mg	0.03 mg	0.25 mg	-	-	2.03 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.04 mg	-	3.13 µg	-	-	-
18.75	gram	kalamata olives		25.50	0.04 g	-	2.59 g	0.47 g	0.26 g	0.79 g	393.75 mg	0.28 mg	17.81 mg	3.75 mg	8.44 mg	3.19 mg	0.04 mg	0.04 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.25		lemon		10.80	1.95 g	0.90 g	0.12 g	-	0.15 g	0.66 g	0.60 mg	0.03 mg	3.00 mg	3.00 mg	45.00 mg	6.00 mg	0.02 mg	0.03 mg	-	-	13.50 mg	-	-	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	2.40 µg	-	-	-
37.5	gram	feta	milk	94.50	0.45 g	-	8.06 g	5.63 g	5.32 g	-	412.50 mg	0.26 mg	161.25 mg	-	232.50 mg	127.50 mg	-	1.09 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.11 mg	-	0.11 µg	-	-	-	-
0.25	small handful	of pumpkin seeds	nuts, sesame seeds, peanut	25.88	0.53 g	-	1.76 g	0.30 g	1.84 g	0.41 g	0.45 mg	0.75 mg	3.75 mg	12.00 mg	60.00 mg	60.00 mg	-	0.45 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.02 mg	0.03 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.5	sprig	fresh parsley		0.60	0.03 g	-	-	-	0.08 g	0.08 g	0.53 mg	0.13 mg	0.70 mg	0.88 mg	14.88 mg	2.28 mg	-	0.02 mg	-	-	2.80 mg	-	0.02 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	-	2.10 µg	-	-	-
				493.99	61.92 g	30.93 g	20.31 g	9.13 g	23.88 g	13.33 g	1401.43 mg	8.71 mg	328.92 mg	171.08 mg	2380.97 mg	281.65 mg	1.22 mg	3.68 mg	0.52 µg	0.73 µg	54.06 mg	-	1.61 mg	0.33 mg	0.45 mg	2.30 mg	0.11 µg	23.03 µg	2.57 mg	58.72 µg	-