Couscous Salad {with Zesty Dressing}
This Couscous Salad is a perfect meal prep salad, side dish or sharing bowl. It’s full of colour, crunch and zesty flavour. So easy and totally delicious!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Lemon Zest and juice
- 1/2 Red onion Thinly sliced
- 150 g Couscous
- 150 ml Vegetable stock
- 1 Red pepper Cut into 1cm cubes
- 1/2 Cucumber Cut into 1cm cubes
- 400 g Chickpeas Drained and rinsed
- 100 g Feta Crumbled
- 40 g Pomegranate seeds
- 15 g Parsley Chopped
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Stir the extra virgin olive oil and lemon zest and juice together in a large bowl and season with a little salt and pepper. Stir in the onion and set to one side.
- Place the couscous in a separate bowl then pour over the stock. Cover with a plate and leave to steam for 5 minutes then fluff with a fork.
- Add the couscous and the rest of the ingredients to the oil and onion mix and stir everything together.
- Serve with a little chopped parsley on top.
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Notes
Servings: This is a good amount for 4 as a main side dish, or about 6-8 if you’re serving it as a bigger buffet or BBQ.
Meal prep storing: Keep it in the fridge and serve it cold. It should keep fine for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 460kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 449mg | Potassium: 540mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1487IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 196mg | Iron: 4mg