Couscous salad

AUTHOR
Isreal Robertson
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 4
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 5 TABLESPOONS Orange juice
  • 1 TEASPOON Mustard
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 1/2 Cucumber
  • 1 red and yellow pepper
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1 knife tip Cumin (cumin)
  • 1 TEASPOON Turmeric
  • 400 ml Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 250 g Couscous (durum wheat semolina)
  • 15 g Butter
  • 50 g Pumpkin seeds
  • 1 collar Mint
  • 200 g Sheep's cheese

Directions

  1. 1

    Mix orange juice and mustard. Gradually fold in 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Wash the cucumber, rub dry and peel it in strips. Cut cucumber into fine cubes. Clean, quarter and seed the bell peppers.

  2. 2

    Wash the peppers, dab dry and also finely dice them. Peel onion and garlic. Finely dice the onion. Press garlic through a garlic press. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a wide saucepan.

  3. 3

    Sweat onion, garlic, cumin and turmeric in it. Deglaze with broth. Sprinkle in couscous and let it swell for 2 minutes. Add butter in flakes and let simmer for 3 minutes at low heat.

  4. 4

    Meanwhile roast pumpkin seeds in a pan without fat. Wash the mint and shake dry. Pluck the leaves, except for a few for garnishing, from the stalks and chop finely. Add vinaigrette to the couscous and mix.

  5. 5

    Paprika, cucumber, mint and pumpkin seeds carefully fold in. Crumble the feta cheese and sprinkle over it. Garnish with remaining mint.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
550 kcal
CARBS
41 g
FATS
35 g
PROTEINS
16 g