Couscous Salad With Dried Tomato Vinaigrette

• 1 red bell pepper
• 1/2 medium-size purple onion
• 1 medium cucumber
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1/3 cup minced dried tomato
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 garlic clove, pressed
• 1 cup uncooked couscous

1. Place bell pepper on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet.
2. Broil 5 inches from heat (with electric oven door partially open) about 5 minutes on each side or until blistered.
3. Place pepper in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; seal and let stand 10 minutes to loosen skin. Peel pepper; remove and discard seeds. Dice pepper and onion; peel, seed, and dice cucumber. Set vegetables aside.
4. Whisk oil and next 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
5. Cook mustard and cumin seeds in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until toasted; immediately stir into oil mixture. Add tomato and cilantro, stirring dressing well.
6. Bring water and next 3 ingredients to a boil in a saucepan; stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Transfer to a serving bowl; stir in diced vegetables. Drizzle with dressing; toss gently.

red bell pepper, purple onion, cucumber, olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, ground red pepper, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, tomato, fresh cilantro, water, salt, pepper, garlic, couscous

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/couscous-salad-with-dried-tomato-vinaigrette (may not work)