Kittencal's Greek Couscous

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth (i use a garlic flavored broth for this) or 1 1/2 cups water (i use a garlic flavored broth for this)
• 1 cup uncooked couscous
• 1/2-1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1 -2 cup diced peeled cucumber
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2 cup small ripe olives, halved
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, well drained (garbonzo beans)
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• salt (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 bring the 1-1/2 cups chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; stir in the couscous and oregano, remove from heat; cover, and let stand 5 minutes.
• 2 fluff with a fork.
• 3 combine the couscous with tomatoes and the next 5 ingredients (tomatoes through chickpeas) in a bowl; set aside.
• 4 combine 1/4 cup water with the remaining ingredients; stir well with a whisk.
• 5 pour over the couscous mixture, tossing gently to coat.
• 6 season with black pepper and salt.