Summer Couscous Salad
This flavorful and colorful couscous salad is a delightful mix of fluffy couscous, hearty chickpeas, caramelized courgettes, and sweet vine-ripened tomatoes topped with crispy halloumi. The dish is brought together with a zesty lime dressing that adds a refreshing kick to each bite. Perfect for a light and satisfying meal that bursts with Mediterranean flavors.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 250g couscous
- 250ml vegetable stock , boiling
- 400g can chickpeas , drained and rinsed
- 1-2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
- 300g courgettes , sliced on the slant
- 300g small vine-ripened tomatoes , halved
- 250g pack halloumi cheese , thickly sliced and then halved lengthways
- 125ml olive oil
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 2 large garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
- ½ tsp sugar
Instructions
- Tip the couscous into a bowl, pour the boiling stock over and mix well with a fork. Cover with a plate and leave for 4 minutes. Meanwhile, tip all the dressing ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Fluff up the couscous with a fork, stir in the chickpeas and follow with half the dressing. Mix well and pile on to a large serving dish.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan and fry the courgette slices over a high heat for 2-3 minutes until dark golden brown. Lift out on to kitchen paper. Now put the tomatoes cut-side down into the pan, and cook for another couple of minutes until tinged brown on the underside. Top the couscous with the courgettes and then the tomatoes.
- If the pan is dry, pour in a little more oil and heat it up, then add the halloumi strips and fry for 2-3 minutes, turning them over from time to time, until crisp and sizzled brown. Pile on top of the tomatoes, and drizzle with the remaining dressing. Serve as soon as possible.
Prep Time
PT40M
Yield
Serves 4
Nutrition
- Calories: 721 calories
- Fat Content: 50 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 14 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 47 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 1 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 4 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 23 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 2.86 milligram of sodium
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