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.
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.
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Updated at: 2025-11-12
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!
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.
Per 1 serving / piece:
| 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 | - | ||||
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