Colourful Couscous Salad Bowl
A cracking super easy delish salad bowl
Course
Main Dish
,
Side Dish
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Servings
Prep Time
2
people
20
mins
Cook Time
3
mins
Servings
Prep Time
2
people
20
mins
Cook Time
3
mins
Ingredients
100
gm
couscous or wholewheat couscous
160
ml
boiled water
1
tsp
garlic powder
Or use 1 grated pod of garlic
1
tbsp
smoke paprika
Or use plain paprika or Kashmiri chilli powder
1
tsp
black pepper powder
3
spring onions
finely chopped
1
medium
tomato
finely chopped
1
red/yellow/orange pepper
finely chopped
Handful
Coriander leaves +stems –
finely chopped
1/2
cucumber
finely chopped (Optional)
4
tbsp
hummus
drizzled with extra virgin olive oil
1
tbsp
tahini
Or use any nut butter like peanut/cashew or almond
50
gm
feta cheese
Or use ricotta or paneer
extra virgin olive oil
Drizzling
Salt to taste
Recipe Notes
Bring water to boil, take couscous in bowl and then add boiling water to it.
Mix with a fork and then cover with a lid for about 3 minutes.
In 3 mins, remove the lid and then fluff up the couscous using the fork.
Add the garlic, smoked paprika and black pepper. Season to taste
Now tip in the finely chopped spring onions, tomatoes, coriander and peppers. You can optionally add in the cucumbers too.
Mix everything well.
Plate up the couscous, with a couple of tablespoons of hummus, drizzle hummus with olive oil.
Drizzle couscous with tahini or the nut butter and then crumble feta cheese. Lastly add some more extra virgin olive oil and serve.