10 Reviews
Mischka
March 24, 2021
This was great, thanks. Love this salad but the one from TJ’s always makes my stomach hurt. This one didn’t. So happy!
admin
July 23, 2020
So glad you liked it. Trader Joe’s actually hired me to make that for a big event at their corporate headquarters. They didn’t give me the recipe, so I figured out how to scale it up.
Marjorie Devon
July 23, 2020
Ten stars! Have loved this salad from TJs and am SO happy that I can now make it myself. Jen’s husband (see comment above) is right–this is even better! Well worth cooking all the different ingredients, and the dressing tops it off perfectly!Thank you so much!
Paola
May 11, 2020
How much water do you add for the couscous
Virgiline
November 12, 2019
This salad is amazing! This is my favorite salad at Trader Joe’s and I was really skeptical about this recipe. But I’m glad I tried it out!! I did everything except the dressing. I just bought roasted red pepper dressing from the grocery store but the quinoa, couscous, and chicken are so good!
Jen
August 27, 2019
This is my husband’s favorite pre-made salad from TJ’s – and he said this recipe was WAY better!!! Thank you for posting!
Callie Merrill
March 11, 2019
Thank you so much for sharing! This is my all time favorite salad and your recipe was absolutely delicious!
jess k.
January 15, 2018
thank you!
Mary Pirio
September 14, 2016
This is gorgeous! I’m going to use this for sure for a group I do lunches for.
Trisha
October 11, 2022
Had the salad from TJs a day back, and was craving it so much that I had to find a recipe online. This one came out delicious, and I already know this will be a constant in my weekly lunches. I love that this way I can control the ratio of grains to salad to protein. Thank you for the recipe!
A few notes: To me, TJs dressing was a little sweeter, and had a bit more kick to it. Maybe I will try it with pimento and add a chili next time. I added much more sugar/honey but it still tasted more savory and wasn’t as sweet. Still the taste was great!
I made a mistake on measuring 2 cups dried quinoa instead of “cooked quinoa”. And next time I will make much more of the couscous.