Couscous salad with apples, bacon and feta cheese

Portions:

Preparation:

20 min.

Cooking:

15 min.

Ingredients

375 ml (1 1/2 cups) vegetable stock
375 ml (1 1/2 cups) couscous
15 ml (1 tablespoon) olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
4 slices pre-cooked bacon
2 apples - diced
1 small red onion, diced
125 ml (1/2 cup) crumbled feta cheese
2 celery stalks, diced
250 ml (1 cup) halved red raisins
60 ml (1/4 cup) chopped fresh parsley
30 ml (2 tablespoons) chopped fresh chives

For the vinaigrette :

30 ml (2 tablespoons) olive oil
30 ml (2 tablespoons) fresh lemon juice
15 ml (1 tablespoon) whole-grain mustard
5 ml (1 teaspoon) garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

In a saucepan, bring the vegetable stock to the boil.
In a bowl, toss couscous with oil. Pour boiling broth over couscous. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and leave to stand for 5 minutes before removing the seeds with a fork. Cool, then refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the bacon slices on a microwave-safe plate. Reheat bacon according to package directions, then cut into pieces.
Combine dressing ingredients in a salad bowl.
Add the couscous, apples, bacon, onion, feta, celery, red grapes and herbs to the salad bowl. Stir to combine.

Tips and tricks

Dare to be varied!

There are so many different varieties of apples in Quebec that you can reinvent this salad to suit your tastes or when they arrive! In fact, you can choose an apple according to the season or the taste you're looking for, whether sweet or tangy. We've got it all! Look for the Pommes Qualité Québec logo on the packaging or sticker to be sure of the apples' provenance.