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Couscous Salad

Serves:

Ingredients

400

g

chickpeas

4

spring onions (chopped)

1

red pepper(s) (chopped)

1

stock cube(s)

400

ml

water

250

g

dried couscous

Recipe submitted by: Lily Tomlinson

Equipment needed: Hob & large saucepan

Method

  1. Put the water into a saucepan and crumble in stock cube(s), bring the water to a boil.

  2. Turn the water down to the lowest heat and add the couscous and a spoonful of oil, and mix.

  3. When the couscous has absorbed all of the water (about 3-5 mins) turn the heat off.

  4. Mix the couscous to fluff it up and add the chopped pepper and spring onions. Add the drained chickpeas (if you don’t have a sieve you can drain the chickpeas using the lid of the tin).

Top Tip:

This recipe is vegan, but the chickpeas will provide a lot of protein! You could make this recipe your own by adding sauces, different vegetables, or spices to the couscous mix,

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1 tsp = 5 ml
1 tbsp = 3 tsp= 15 ml
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4 servings of rice = 1 standard full mug

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