Couscous Salad...mmmmm

I LOVE fresh mozzarella cheese! Really, really..give it to me drizzled with some extra virgin olive oil and kosher salt and I am in HEAVEN! So when I buy it (not always cheap!), I try and find ways to use it all up (other than just shoveling it in my mouth).  So today I was trying to do just that.  This is one of my go to, when I don't have any greens in the house to make a salad well, salad.  It is also one of those things that are great to bring to a BBQ or picnic since there is no mayo or anything in it that would go off very fast in it. 

Say hello to my Couscous Salad lunch~

This will make about 4 cups.

Couscous Salad:
1C of Couscous
1C Water (use Chicken or Vegetable stock for added flavor)
3 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 C Fresh Basil
1/2 C Sweet peppers (chopped)
1/2 C Mozzarella cheese (diced)
3 Scallions (thinly sliced)
1 tsp Garlic (minced)
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
Kosher salt and pepper

Bring the water along with 1/4 tsp salt and 1 tsp of the EVOO to a boil.  Add the Couscous, sir, take off the heat and cover. Wait 5 mins.  Remove the cover, fluff with a fork and let cool.

While the Couscous is cooling, get the remaining ingredients sliced, diced, chopped, minced and placed into a medium size bowl.  Add the lemon juice and toss.  When the Couscous is room temperature add to the bowl.  Drizzle with remaining EVOO and season with salt and pepper.  You can eat it just like this or cover it and refrigerate for a few hours (even better!) and then enjoy. :)