Couscous Salad
Fluffy couscous with roasted peppers, chickpeas, herbs and preserved lemon.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 250 g couscous
- 300 ml hot vegetable stock
- 2 pieces red bell peppers
- 240 g cooked chickpeas
- 4 pieces spring onions, sliced
- 30 g flat-leaf parsley
- 20 g fresh mint
- 1 pieces preserved lemon, finely chopped
- 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 50 g toasted almonds
- to taste salt
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2627 kcal · P 78.5g · C 341.1g · F 111g
Estimated from 11 of 12 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Put the couscous in a bowl with 2 tbsp of the oil, the cumin and salt and rub it through with your fingers so every grain is coated.
- 2Pour over the hot stock, cover tightly and leave 8 minutes without lifting the lid.
- 3Fork it through thoroughly to separate the grains — do this while it is hot or it sets into a block.
- 4Roast the peppers until blistered, peel and cut into strips.
- 5Fold the peppers, chickpeas, spring onions and preserved lemon through the couscous.
- 6Add the remaining oil, taste and adjust the salt and acid.
- 7Fold in the parsley, mint and almonds just before serving so they stay fresh and crunchy.
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Questions and answers
How long does Couscous Salad take to make?
About 35 minutes: 20 min prep and 15 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Couscous Salad?
12 ingredients: couscous, hot vegetable stock, red bell peppers, cooked chickpeas, spring onions, flat-leaf parsley, fresh mint, preserved lemon, extra virgin olive oil, ground cumin, toasted almonds, salt.
How many servings does this Couscous Salad recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Couscous Salad?
About 438 kcal, with 13.1 g protein, 56.9 g carbohydrate and 18.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Couscous Salad recipe suit?
It is vegan.
What cuisine is Couscous Salad?
Couscous Salad comes from North African cuisine.
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