Foodie Friday!

Happy Friday!

 As a working mom or just a busy person in general I'm always looking for fast healthy food options for me and my son. brody loves this! truth be told he would eat gum off a shopping cart if i let him. This Greek inspired cold salad is perfect, it's fresh and easy to pack for lunch out of the house like at a park or for work. it's also extremely versatile!

I have made this a variety of ways, but use the same main flavors and just change out the grain. I have used this recipe with couscous, farfalle pasta and quinoa (whatever i have in my pantry basically)and it's always come out wonderful, my favorite however is the couscous. You will be amazed how fast this is!

disclaimer: i am in no way a trained chef and i am also not greek never the less i hope you enjoy!

Ingredients:

1  red bell pepper

1 green bell pepper 

1 cucumber

Small box of cherry or grape tomatoes

1 large lemon

2tsp minced garlic

Feta cheese crumbles

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 box of couscous (or grain of your choice)

What you will need: 

Cutting board

Sharp knife for chopping 

Medium Saucepan with lid

Large bowl or Tupperware

Large mixing spoon

Let's get started! (Sooooo easy)

• 1: get the couscous started. 
• I use a box mix that has a spice bag, just bring spice bag, 1 1/4 cups water or broth and tsp olive oil To a boil in medium sauce pan.
• 2: while that is going chop bell peppers, cucumber and tomatoes ( medium -thick chop)
• 3: once water is boiling take off the heat and put a lid on it and let stand for five minutes.  Then take lid off and fluff with a fork. It is crucial you take the lid off so it can start cooling. 
• 4: add minced garlic, salt, pepper to chopped mixture.
• 5: add extra virgin olive oil and toss mixture in it. 
• 6: once the couscous has cooled, add feta crumbles. 
• 7: squeeze lemon, cut it in half and pour lemon juice ( don't forget to take out the seeds) over the whole mixture and toss. 
• 8: viola! Enjoy! 

are you impressed by the complexity of this recipe?! i told you it was easy!

Although you can eat this right away I usually refrigerate this for a few hours before I eat it. Another yummy variation is to add chicken ( plus it adds protein) I just use a rotisserie chicken from grocery store, remove the skin ,shred it up and toss it In. 

Happy lunching!

xoxo 

just janelle