Try this healthy fiber-filled side dish for your next dinner meal! Grab the easy tomato and bacon couscous salad recipe below!
Do you all love couscous? Traditional in North Africa, couscous is coarsely ground pasta made from semolina. It actually doesn’t have much flavor, but if you add some yummy extras, like tomatoes and bacon it will elevate the dish to another level.
The whole wheat version, which I used in the recipe below packs 5-6 grams of fiber per serving too! So….let’s get onto that recipe!
This blog post was sponsored by Better Bakery but the opinions are all my own.
Tomato and Bacon Couscous Salad
Doesn’t it look amazing? It’s really, really easy to create too. Here’s what you’ll need!
Measurements with easy to follow printable directions are located at the bottom of this post.
Ingredients:
- whole-wheat couscous
- chicken broth or vegetable broth
- salt
- butter
- baby spinach
- cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 4 slices of bacon, cooked & crumbled
- balsamic vinegar and olive oil (optional)
Directions:
Cook the couscous as directed on the box. I cooked mine with 3 cups chicken broth, 1/4 tsp kosher salt and 1 tbsp butter.
Once cooked, pour the couscous in a fine mesh strainer and run under water to remove the excess starch. Otherwise, your couscous will be very sticky.
Shake any remaining water from the strainer and pour the couscous in a large size bowl. Add tomatoes, bacon and baby spinach and toss.
Optionally, before serving drizzle a bit of balsamic vinegar and olive oil over top. Enjoy!
Print the recipe below!
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Tomato & Bacon Couscous
A healthy side dish that's refreshing and full of flavor with tomatoes and bacon.
Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat couscous 3 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1 tbsp butter 1 handful of baby spinach 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered 4 slices of bacon, crumbled balsamic vinegar and olive oil (optional)
Instructions
Cook the couscous as directed on the box. I cooked mine with 3 cups chicken broth, 1/4 tsp kosher salt and 1 tbsp butter. Once cooked, pour the couscous in a fine mesh strainer and run under water to remove the excess starch. Otherwise your couscous will be very sticky. Shake any remaining water from the strainer and pour the couscous in a large size bowl. Add tomatoes, bacon and baby spinach and toss. Optionally, before serving drizzle a bit of balsamic vinegar and olive oil over top. Enjoy!
We paired our tomato and bacon couscous salad with these amazing Better Bakery sandwiches. These new handcrafted artisan melts are amazing guys! We sampled the Chicken & Bacon Club and Cheese & Pepperoni varieties.
The Better Bakery artisan sandwiches can be heated in the microwave or oven and make a great, quick meal option for busy nights – or lunch too!
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The tomato and bacon couscous salad was a better side dish for our Better Bakery artisan melts! Everyone – including the boys loved the meal. We’re looking forward to trying other varieties soon.
What ingredients do you add to your couscous salad?
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Nidhi Chauhan says
This looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing.
G K says
I love couscous! I’ve never thought of putting tomato and bacon in it though. A nicer BLT.
Lisa Brown says
It looks really good, love couscous.
John H. says
This salad looks really good.
laura588 says
I love Couscous. I also love Avocados and would never have thought to add them to it. I am going to give it a try! The only thing I add to it now is a little bit of ground pepper as well as lemon .
Laurie Emerson
jodi9507 says
This looks really good. I was looking for something new for a side with dinner tonite too. I usually put avocado or a little parmesan cheese on it.
Rosanne says
I like to add either lemon pepper or a fresh avocado to my couscous.
Jennifer says
Avocado – I’ve never thought of that!
Jennifer H. says
This looks great – thanks for the info!
susansmoaks says
i like to add bell pepper. i am a big fan.
Jennifer says
Nice! Thanks for the idea Susan. 🙂