Couscous Salad

Soon after we arrived in Germany our neighbors invited us to grill with them. Germans take their grilling very seriously. In the US there is usually only hot dogs and hamburgers at a BBQ. Here when there is a "BBQ" everyone brings their own meat to grill and salad to share. Our neighbor made this salad and I thought it was really good.

1 onion

1 Tbsp tomato paste

1 cup water

1 cup couscous

2 tomatoes

2 bell peppers

3 green onions

1/2 bunch parsley

4 Tbsp oil

3 Tbsp lemon juice

salt, pepper, paprika to taste

lemon slices

Dice onion and saute in oil. Add tomato paste and water and bring to a boil. Cut tomatoes, peppers, green onions, parsley and mix with couscous. Add 4 Tbsp oil and 3 Tbsp lemon juice, salt, pepper, and paprika to taste.

On the side/on top of the couscous she served a yogurt garlic sauce. Basically just plain yogurt, minced garlic, and salt. Also, she squeezed fresh lemon on each individual serving. It was really good.