Couscous Salad
Ingredients
Couscous
- 200 ml water
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 115 gm couscous
Dressing
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp cider vinegar
- 35 mls olive oil
- juice and zest of ½ a lemon
Salad
- ½ tin chick peas
- 2-3 sun dried tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 ½ red onions thinly sliced or white onions sliced and gently fried in 1 Tb oil until browned
- 1 Tb chopped parsley
Instructions
Couscous
- Put water, olive oil and salt in a pot and bring to the boil
- Add the couscous, stir through, then remove from the heat
- Put the lid on the pot and let it sit for at least 7 minutes
- Then drag a fork through the couscous to fluff it up and put in the salad bowl
Dressing
- Put all of the dressing ingredients in a jar, screw the lid on and shake together
- Pour over the couscous and stir through
Salad
- Toss the salad ingredients into the couscous until well tossed.
- Serve this salad warm and cold. It is delicious and full of nutrition.
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