Try It Tuesday : Grilled Vegetable Couscous Salad

Today is my first "Try it Tuesday!!" I got 2 vegetarian cookbooks for my birthday so I thought I should try some recipes!! The first one I wanted to try was the grilled vegetable couscous salad. It was from The Vegetarian Collection by Canadian Living. It looked delicious!!! This colourful salad makes a great summer side dish or vegetarian main course. ( I also found it online, HERE) Ingredients 3 tbsp (50 mL) balsamic_vinegar 2 tbsp (25 mL) prepared pesto 1 tbsp (15 mL) extra-virgin olive_oil 1/2 tsp (2 mL) pepper 3/4 cup (175 mL) whole wheat couscous 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 green_onion, sliced 1 eggplant 1 zucchini 1 sweet yellow pepper, quartered 1 cup (250 mL) halved grape or cherry_tomatoes Preparation In small bowl, whisk together vinegar, pesto, oil and pepper; set aside. In large bowl, combine couscous with 3/4 cup (175 mL) boiling water; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork; fold in chickpeas and green onion. Cut eggplant and zucchini lengthwise into 1/4-inch (5 mm) thick slices. Place eggplant, zucchini and yellow pepper on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and grill, turning once, until tender-crisp, about 10 minutes. Cut eggplant and zucchini into 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide strips. Cut pepper into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes. Add grilled vegetables and tomatoes to couscous. Add pesto mixture; toss to combine. Here is how mine turned out: It looked delicious..but I didn't have very good luck. As soon as I took one bite....I realized the vinegar was bad!! I hadn't used it in a while and didn't really know vinegar could go bad..but I think it did! I don't think it should have tasted like that! Anyway, I am going to try to make it again, after I buy some new vinegar!! If you decide to make it, let me know how it turned out!! Ashley