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Pearl Couscous Salad

By Susan • Pasta Salad • Cuisine?
4.62 Prep: 20m Cook: 30m
Ingredients:
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 cups pearl (Israeli) couscous
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • ½ cup French lentils
  • water to cover
  • 2 Roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
  • 1 small cucumber, seeded and diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • ½ cup golden raisins
  • ⅓ cup diced red onion
  • ¼ cup 1/2-inch slices of fresh chives
  • 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley, or more to taste
  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon ground sumac
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 lemons, juiced
  • 2 tablespoons honey, or more to taste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
Created: Sep 23, 2025 Updated: Sep 23, 2025