Salad Days of Summer: Spotlight on Couscous

The couscous in this salad provides a bright and aromatic bed for roasted onions and tomatoes, which infuse the grains with their pan juice. Lynda Balslev for Tastefood

The star of this summer salad is Moroccan couscous. Couscous is often referred to as a grain, but this is a misnomer. These tiny morsels are grainy in appearance, but they are made from semolina and water and rolled into tiny granules. So, in fact, couscous is a type of pasta (and not gluten-free).

Couscous is delicious served warm or at room temperature and is a hearty base for salads. Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock