French cuisine · Salads & Mezze

Taboulé à la Française

Couscous salad with tomato, cucumber and mint – the French summer classic.

Ingredients · for 6 servings

• 300 g couscous
• 400 ml warm water
• 4 tomatoes
• 1 cucumber
• 1 red onion
• 2 lemons
• 6 tbsp olive oil
• 1 bunch mint
• 1 bunch parsley
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. Pour the warm water over the couscous, let it swell for 10 minutes, then fluff it with a fork.
2. Dice the tomatoes, cucumber and onion finely.
3. Chop the herbs finely.
4. Combine everything with lemon juice and olive oil and season generously.
5. Chill for at least 2 hours so the flavours mingle.