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Greek Couscous Salad for a Crowd by Kelley Jankowski serves: 12

Good side dish recipe for grilled chicken or beef.

Ingredients:

1 cup

olive oil

3 tsp

minced garlic

2 1/2 tsp

dried oregano

2 tsp

dried basil

1 tsp

seasoned salt

1/2 tsp

onion pwdr

2 tsp

Dijon mustard

5 T

red wine vinegar

1/2 tsp

sugar

3 6 oz pkg

garlic & herb couscous mix

1 cup

sliced black olives

1 pint

cherry tomatoes, sliced

3/4 c

diced red ppr

3/4 c

diced green ppr

1 small

cucumber, diced

1 small

diced onion

1 can

artichoke hearts, chopped up

1/3 c

fresh parsley

3/4 c

greek salad dressing

2 c

crumbled feta cheese

Directions:

Whisk together ingredients 1-9 and set aside, cover and chill for at least 3 hours or overnight.

For the salad: Cook the couscous according to pkg directions; transfer to a large bowl and cool completely breaking up any lumps with a fork.
When couscous is completely cooled, mix in olives, tomato halves, bell pprs, cucumber, onion, artichokes and parsley; add in 1/2 c of the prepared greek dressing and toss well to combine.
Mix in feta cheese, then season the salad w/salt & ppr
Cover and chill until completely cold.