Couscous Salad

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Couscous is low fat and its really quick and easy to prepare. This couscous salad would be good for a lunchbox or After School Snack - one of my tasty healthy recipes.

 

Couscous Salad

Couscous Salad

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Ingredients

  • Quarter cup 45 g couscous
  • 125 ml  half cup hot vegetable stock
  • 20g one eight cup red pepper, diced
  • half a medium carrot  quarter cup 20 g
  • 2 spring onions, sliced
  • 1 tbsp raisins
  • one and a half tbsp pine nuts toasted

Salad Dressing

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • one and a half tsp lemon juice
  • half tsp honey
  • salt and pepper

 

Method

Put the couscous in a bowl.  Pour over the hot vegetable stock and leave to stand for 10 minutes.

Fluff up the couscous with a fork.  Stir in the diced vegetables, raisins and pine nuts.

Whisk together the ingredients for the dressing and stir into the couscous.  Season to taste.

 

Information

Makes 1 portion/td>