Maftoul salad with Za’Atar
A simple recipe for a maftoul (giant couscous) salad with an olive oil, lemon and za’atar dressing. From Zaytoun.com.
Ingredients
- 200 g maftoul
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 75 g raisins
- 1 onion diced
- 1 small bunch spring onions sliced thinly
- 1 small bunch parsley finely chopped
- 1 fresh chilli pepper sliced thinly
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp za’atar
Instructions
- Add 1 tbsp salt to 1 litre of water and bring to the boil.
- Toast maftoul in 2 tablespoons of olive oil for 4 minutes on medium-high heat. Add toasted maftoul to boiling water and simmer 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add 250ml hot water to the raisins and simmer 10 minutes. Cool and drain.
- Sauté yellow onion in 1 tbsp olive oil, and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, combine the maftoul, raisins, both kinds of onions, parsley, chilli, za’atar, lemon juice, and 2 tbsp olive oil and mix, seasoning with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Serve with a green salad, as part of a mezze, with roasted veg or stew, or however you like!
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