Cucumber couscous salad with mint cream cheese

Name: Cucumber couscous salad with mint cream cheese
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 5 TABLESPOONS Olive oil; 250 g Couscous; 25 g Butter; 1/2 (approx. 200 g) Cucumber; 150 g Spring onions; 200 g Romaine lettuce hearts; 1/2 bunch Peppermint; 2 Limes; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 1/4 TEASPOON Cumin; 200 g granular cream cheese (20 % fat)

AUTHOR
Zackary Austin

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
30 mins

TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

7-10 Tbsp Salt
5 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
250 g Couscous
25 g Butter
1/2 (approx. 200 g) Cucumber
150 g Spring onions
200 g Romaine lettuce hearts
1/2 bunch Peppermint
2 Limes
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
1/4 TEASPOON Cumin
200 g granular cream cheese (20 % fat)

Directions

1
Bring 250 ml salted water to the boil. Take the pot off the stove. Add 1 tablespoon of oil and couscous while stirring. Leave to swell for about 4 minutes in a closed pot. Add butter and loosen couscous with a fork while spreading melted butter
2
Wash and clean the cucumber, cut into eight pieces lengthwise and cut into slices. Clean and wash spring onion and cut into fine rings. Clean, wash, shake dry and cut into strips. Mint wash, shake dry, pluck leaves from the stems and chop. Halve limes and squeeze juice
3
Whisk lime juice and 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt, pepper and cumin. Mix couscous, cucumber, mint, up to about 1/4 for the cheese, spring onion and marinade. Season to taste with salt and pepper
4
Mix cheese and remaining mint, season with pepper. Arrange salad and crumble cheese over it. Thin flatbread tastes good with it