I whipped together this crunchy and refreshing watermelon couscous salad on a hot afternoon one day. It was so good that I had to share it! It's the perfect dish to bring to a summer party or BBQ, because vegans and non-vegans alike will agree it's delicious.
This bomb salad the watermelon inspo video, which includes 2 more great recipes. Can you tell I love using watermelon in recipes, especially during the summer? It might be a slight obsession. And you'll probably feel the same way after making this salad!
Here are the recipes for the watermelon peach salsa and fizzy watermelon floats.
watermelon couscous salad
This crunchy and refreshing summer salad is the perfect sidekick for your next BBQ or potluck!
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Ingredients
- ⅔ C whole wheat couscous
- 1 C water
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 C cubed watermelon
- 1 C sliced or shredded radish
- 1 C finely chopped celery
- 1 C finely chopped cucumber
- ½ C finely chopped green onion
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped basil leaves
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped mint leaves
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Boil couscous with water and sea salt. Once it's at a boil, remove the pot from the heat and cover with a lid for 5 to 10 minutes allowing the water to absorb.
- Combine the couscous with the rest of the vegetables and fresh herbs. Toss with lemon juice, olive oil, white wine vinegar, sea salt, and ground black pepper.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for a few hours before serving to allow the flavors to really mesh together.
Lauren Toyota
Lauren is a plant-based powerhouse, a former TV host turned wildly successful food creator, best-selling cookbook author, and the woman responsible for making vegan comfort food a thing worth craving. Through her blog and YouTube channel, hot for food, she’s amassed a dedicated following by recreating all the nostalgic, indulgent dishes we love—mac & cheese, burgers, cinnamon rolls—but making them entirely plant-based. No compromise on taste, no weird ingredients, just damn good food.