Grilled Merguez and Onions With Mint-Lemon Couscous

This cauliflower “thing” can also be about caloric intake, Patricia. About 176 c for couscous vs. about 32 c for cauliflower rice, and 36 vs. 8 carbs. Diabetics are frequently excited about a viable substitution like cauliflower. The subtle difference in flavor will be a small sacrifice for a salad touted as great with many variations.

I’m going to try quinoa for my gluten free friends.

Just because it may look similar the cauliflower and couscous doesn't necessarily mean they can be successfully exchanged........ This cauliflower "thing" is getting tedious for my taste.

A quick bone to pick with an earlier comment. Couscous is not a grain, it's pasta. So the cauliflower person is actually making a heathier, albeit, very different dish. The beauty of this salad, like so many of Ms. Clark's recipes, is that it can be adapted to suit taste or accessible ingredients. Go @clarkbar!

For those with tree nut allergies, sunflower or pepita seeds work nicely.

Wonderful flavors....the Merguez was just as described. The recipe cooked up about six servings. Charred lemons and juice took it over the top. Delicious.

We eat Keto. I can't wait to try this with cauliflower rice in place of the couscous!

My daughter makes an amazing salad using cauliflower - ground and fried. Although yes, obviously it is a vegetable and not a grain, why not try it if that suits your fancy?! To each their own, and where else do awesome recipes come from but from those who dare to experiment!

Capucine- D'Artagnan makes merguez. Available in some stores or online. It satisfied the French me, and will probably satisfy your French hubby! https://www.dartagnan.com/lamb-merguez-sausage/product/PSAME003-1.html?dwvar_PSAME003-1_freshFrozenWeight=fresh-PSAME003&cgid=gourmet-sausage#start=1

My Morocco-raised French husband is excited to even hear the word merguez come up - he’s demanding I ask where! where! where! we can get some. Anyone know? (He also is incredulous about the couscous. He’s like, non. This recipe is like a tabbouleh. This is not how merguez is eaten. And yes, I shrugged my Californian shoulders at him.)

I can't wait to make this, likely with andouille, or a spicy local pork sausage or hubby's homemade venison sausage. I have no idea where I'd find merguez here unless I made my own. That would be a fun project, too. Combining grilled sausage and veggies with prepared couscous and fresh salad makes this a perfect Memorial Day cookout. Just toss it together when the sausage is cooked and serve. I'd add a cold fresh fruit salad for dessert.

This was exquisite and infinitely modifiable to what’s fresh from the garden and ready to grill. I subbed pearl couscous (a personal preference) and grilled the cherry tomatoes, and it’s perfect warm from the grill or cold for lunch.

As a diabetic with extreme carb sensitivity, cauliflower rice has been a godsend. Sure I’d rather have the couscous, but glad to have an option to let me have a facsimile of this dish.

I would say the riced cauliflower could be lightly steamed to give it a similar texture to couscous. Raw might be too crunchy and strong flavored.

For those wondering where to get merguez, I order mine from D'Artagnan, because I have found no local source here in Greensboro, NC.