Lemon and Garlic Giant Couscous Salad

Lemon and Garlic Giant Couscous Salad-  a fresh zesty salad, the perfect side dish for your buffet or BBQ.

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This giant couscous salad was one of my offerings at a family party. This weekend was supposed to be my husband's birthday lunch at a local restaurant. After all the organising to get everyone in one place at one time, at the last moment we realised it was the local regatta. Chances of finding a parking space for the booking we had made, were very slim, so on Saturday we cancelled and I started a bake/cook-a-thon to make lunch for everyone at home!

I made home-made bread rolls with various fillings, lemon cakes, chocolate cheesecake brownies, home-made houmous, and potato salad with bacon.

I was looking for something that would be suitable as a side dish and would double up for people watching their weight, as we had a couple of guests who were in that mode and I know it's difficult. I love side dishes. I am always attracted to them at BBQs, possibly more than the mains. This time I wanted something fresh and full of veggies to counter-balance the mini meat pies, sandwiches and cake!

This giant couscous  salad is just that- fresh, zesty and the perfect dish to have 'on the side'. It's a lovely combination, with the softness of the couscous pearls and the crunch of salad veggies. I got a bit carried away with the catering for the birthday tea, so I have half of the salad left over. I am really looking forward to having it for my work lunch tomorrow. 


This recipe is Slimming World Friendly if you leave out the oil- in which case don't make it too far ahead as it will become 'claggy' without the oil.

Make Lemon and Garlic Giant Couscous Salad

couscous, lemon, garlic, salad

lunch, side dish, buffet

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Lemon and Garlic Giant Couscous Salad

Lemon and Garlic Giant Couscous Salad- a fresh zesty salad, the perfect side dish for your buffet or BBQ.

prep time: 10 minscook time: 8 minstotal time: 18 mins

ingredients:

• 200g Giant couscous
• 10 cherry tomatoes
• 1 orange pepper
• 1/4 of a cucumber
• 2 spring onions
• 1 small bunch of fresh coriander
• 1 tsp garlic puree
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• pinch of salt

instructions

1. Boil the couscous in water for 6-8 minutes until it's tender but not soggy.
2. Drain the water and rinse with cold water.
3. Put the couscous in a bowl and add the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic puree. Stir through gently until combined.
4. Chop the cucumber, spring onions and pepper into small chunks and add to the bowl.
5. Cut the tomatoes into quarters and add to the bowl.
6. Chop the fresh coriander finely and add. Stir gently again until the salad veggies are well-distributed.

NOTES:

This salad can be made ahead of time, and will last about 3 days.

Food Safety tip: Make sure you cool the couscous as quickly as possible after cooking, to avoid the growth of bacteria.

This recipe is Slimming World Friendly if you leave out the oil- in which case don't make it too far ahead as it will become 'claggy' without the oil.

calories

150

fat (grams)

8

sat. fat (grams)

1

carbs (grams)

17

protein (grams)

4

sugar (grams)

4

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