Couscous quick salad full of goodies

Name: Couscous quick salad full of goodies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: African, Moroccan
Ingredients: Couscous 1 cup; Tomatoes or cherry tomatoes; Cucumber; Sweet corn can; Sesame oil; Sesame seeds; Pumpkin seeds; Raisins; Vegetable stock cube; Water 1 cup

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:10min

In a rush but fancy a fresh salad that will also be filling enough to leave you satisfied? Then this is your dish!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:49:59 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories342.1 kcal (17%)

Total Fat8.8 g (13%)

Carbs56.7 g (22%)

Sugars5 g (6%)

Protein10.3 g (21%)

Sodium338.5 mg (17%)

Fiber4.6 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

1 cupCouscous

1 cupWater

Instructions

Step 1

Boil water in a kettle. Pour 1 cup of water into a container on top of the vegatable cube stock. Give it a mix so that the cube dissolves.

vegetable stock cube

Water1 cup

Step 2

Add 1 cup of couscous. Add sesame oil to taste. Let it sit for about 10 min. Note: some recipes as for 5 parts of water per part of couscous. I find that the vegetables may release some liquid, and so I recommend a 1:1. Check if the texture is to your taste, you can always add more water if it isn't.

Couscous1 cup

sesame oil

Step 3

Dice tomatoes and cucumber. Remove the sweet corn liquid.

Sweet corn

Tomatoes

cucumber

Step 4

Once the couscous is ready and no water remains, give it a mix to separate the granules and help it cool down. Add raisins, sesame seeds and pumpkin seeds to taste. It probably won't need any more salt, but double check.