Kid’s Customised Couscous Salad
This recipe is a fun cooking activity for kids, as they get to chop a variety of colorful vegetables and mix them into fluffy couscous. The vibrant vegetables bring freshness to the dish, while hints of citrus and herbs add extra flavor. A nutritious and tasty dish that can be paired with falafel, grilled chicken, or griddled halloumi for a complete meal. Let the kids have a hands-on role in creating this colorful and delicious dish!
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- ¼ cucumber
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 1 pepper
- 2 spring onions
- 100g/3½oz sweetcorn
- 150g/5½oz couscous
- small lemonorange
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 200ml/7fl oz boiling water
- small bunch herbs, such as parsleycoriander
- small handful nuts, such as flaked almondspine nutspistachios
- small handful olives
- small handful dried fruits such as raisinssultanasdried apricots
Instructions
- Kids job: Chop all of the vegetables into really small pieces. Kids need to be helped with chopping - use a knife which doesnât have a pointy end. You can buy plastic salad knives for very little money which are ideal for kids to use. They can also use smooth edged table knives (not serrated which cuts fingers easily), but may need help chopping hard vegetables. It is good to chop alongside the kids with a sharp knife so they can see how it is done. Show them how to curl their fingers away from the knife like a claw, keeping your fingernails flat on the vegetable you are chopping.
- Kidâs job: Place the couscous in a large heat proof bowl and then squeeze in the lemon or orange juice and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Adultâs job: Pour the boiling water onto the couscous, cover with cling film, then set it aside to stand for five minutes.
- Kidâs job: Use a fork to stir up the couscous until it looks fluffy.
- Kidâs job: Add the chopped vegetables and stir well. If you want to add herbs, nuts, olives or dried fruits, stir these in, too. Serve with falafel, grilled chicken, or a few slices of griddled halloumi.
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 4
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