Recipe Video
Recipe Ingredients
50g couscous
½ medium onion – chopped
1 clove garlic – finely chopped
1 medium courgette – chopped into 4 cm batons
2 tsp aromatic blend
½ tin chickpeas – drained
½ lemon – juiced
Optional Ingredients
Optional – herbs, olive oil, feta cheese, flatbreads, hummus, olives, tomatoes
Recipe Instructions
| Wash and prepare all vegetable as described Place couscous in a heat proof bowl and add 75 ml hot water along with a pinch of salt, leave covered to one side for 10 minutes before fluffing with a fork and dressing with a little oil. Place onion into saucepan with a little oil and cook over medium heat until soft (3-4 mins). Add garlic and cook out for a minute before adding the spices and cooking for a minute or stirring frequently to avoid them smoking Add courgettes batons and cook until they start to soften (2-4 mins). Place chickpeas in a salad bowl with courgettes and couscous then add lemon juice and toss everything together, taste and consider adding more salt, pepper or any of the additional ingredients mentioned above. Serve in your favourite salad bowl as a main or use as a side dish when creating a spring or summer feast. |
