Recipe

Couscous and marinated vegetable salad

Jan 30, 2013 1:00pm
  • 10 mins preparation
  • Serves 2
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Ingredients

Couscous and marinated vegetable salad
  • 2/3 cup couscous
  • 2/3 cup boiling water
  • 280 gram jar char-grilled vegetables, drained
  • 1 medium carrot, shredded
  • 1/4 cup torn basil
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon walnuts, toasted

Method

Couscous and marinated vegetable salad
  • 1
    Place couscous in a medium heatproof bowl; stir in boiling water. Cover with plastic food wrap; set aside for 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Using a fork. fluff and separate grains.
  • 2
    Add drained char-grilled vegetables, carrot. basil and juice to couscous; toss gently to combine. Serve salad sprinkled with walnuts.

Notes

We used a jar of char-grilled antipasto vegetables comprising capsicum, eggplant and zucchini. Alternatively, buy char-grilled vegies of your choice from the delicatessen. Use a vegetable peeler to shred carrot into thin ribbons, then cut ribbons into long matchsticks.

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