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Saturday, September 3, 2011

It’s KarenG's Second Annual Labour Day Blog BBQ!

Yes bloggie friends it has been a whole year since we partied at KarenG's first Labour Day Blog BBQ.  Can you believe it.  A whole year!!!

If you haven't already, be sure to stop over at Karen’s, Coming Down From the Mountain: A Writers Blog, you won't be sorry. Sample fine food and drink at Karen's second annual Labour Day Blog BBQ . Meet new bloggers and have a good time.

I am bringing Couscous Salad to the party. Made this salad for the BBQ I held for family and friends the day after my son's wedding this past June.  It was a big hit.  Hope you enjoy it. What are you bringing? Can’t wait to sample it.


Source: hunts.com

Couscous Salad

1cup of uncooked Couscous

1 tin of Diced Petite Tomatoes drained

2cups chopped English Cucumbers

2tblsp. Fresh Lemon Juice

2tblsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2tblsp. Fresh Basil chopped

2tblsp. Fresh Italian Parsley chopped

1tblsp. Fresh Mint chopped

½ tsp. Kosher Salt

¼ tsp. Ground Black Pepper

Prepare the couscous and set aside to cool. Combine all the other ingredients in a medium bowl. Add cooled couscous and toss to combine. Viola….Couscous Salad, couldn’t be easier!

Don’t forget now pop over to Karen’s Coming Down From the Mountain: A Writers Blog, and join in the fun. Look forward to seeing you there.

24 comments:

Wendy said...

I've always wanted to try making couscous salad, but never have. This might be the weekend to try it!!

Old Kitty said...

I love this recipe - even I can do this!! Yay - thank you lovely Ann!!

Oooh I'm over too at wonderful KarenG's BBQ grilling some vegetarian hotdogs!!! They're a hit! Honest! :-)

See you there!

Take care
x

Jennifer Joyce said...

Hi Ann, another Karen's BBQer here. This is my first year (only starting blogging in July) but it's been a great way of meeting fellow bloggers.

Susan Flett Swiderski said...

Hi-ya. Nice to meet you here at Karen's shindig. I brought a mess of steamed crabs, but they're going fast, so if you want to try them, better hurry. (Okay, so I ate most of them, but that's not the point!)

Marguerite said...

Great salad and blog! Over from the BBQ and am your newest follower. It's so nice to meet you!

Nick said...

Couscous Salad is one of my favorites. Will be making this :) thanks

Karen Jones Gowen said...

Thanks for the shout out Ann, and hoping you are meeting many great people at the BBQ!

Golden Eagle said...

I've never tried Couscous--thanks for the recipe! :)

Rosalind Adam said...

I bought a bag of couscous once but it went out of date as I didn't know what to do with it. I do now. Thanks :-) I've taken salmon madras style along to Karen's BBQ. Hope you managed to get a piece.

Jeremy Bates said...

followed u over from karen's bbq... brought whiskey and steak! enjoy! and great blog--following!

Jeremy Bates said...

followed u over from karen's bbq... brought whiskey and steak! enjoy! and great blog--following!

Anonymous said...

This Salad seems delicious. Certainly prefer over french fries. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Hi this is Munir over here at Focus.

Talli Roland said...

Yum yum! I love couscous salad; this looks delicious! Happy Labour Day!

Anonymous said...

Mmmm yummy, love couscous!

I'm so glad it doesn't contain peppers, chillies or curry because those all make me ill.

Unknown said...

OMIGOSH YUM!!! This sounds so good! I wish I would have been better prepared to know this was going on! I can't believe I missed it! I love Karen - now it's time I hop on over to say hello to her!

Theresa Milstein said...

I'm attending Karen's BBQ too! Thanks for the recipe. I'm bringing sesame noodles.

Amalie Berlin said...

Hi Ann, followed from comments back. I love the quill with the little skull on it! It's pretty and badass at the same time, and I'm a sucker for quills. Kind of foisted one on my CP for her blog-header when designing it. Looking forward to hanging out more.

Ella said...

Nice to meet you; Karen throws a great party!
I love your salad! I hope you will stop by and see me~

Hilary said...

Hi Ann .. love couscous in all forms - so this salad looks so fresh and tasty ..

This just popped up in my Reader - who knows why? Who asks? Who wonders? - who just gets on with it .. me! Karen's BBQ has been a huge success and just adds a little bit of love to the end of our summer ..

Cheers - enjoy the Autumn that's here now - Hilary

Anonymous said...

Hey Mom, I made this tonight for a get together at a friends house. Super easy to make and it was good!! I think I am going to make it for our neighborhood party this coming weekend. Thanks!!
~C

D..J. Kirkby said...

Hello, I came here to see what you had written for the first campaign challenge. Let me know if you do a story, I'd love to read it. Mine is up on my blog with the title - A mirror never lies

Denise Covey said...

This looks great. The only time I tried couscous salad it tasted a bit bland. Just came back from Morocco where their couscous is so much fluffier. Must try your recipe.

Denise

Shannon Lawrence said...

Oooo, I just discovered couscous a few months ago, so I definitely need to try this recipe! So far I've just cooked it up with some spices, peas and chicken stock. This sounds yummy and fresh.

Unknown said...

Mmm looks delicious! I've got some quinoa in the pantry that I still need to use, I might give this a try with that.