Couscous, Roasted Vegtable & Dried Cranberry Salad
Couscous, Roasted Vegtable & Dried Cranberry Salad
The perfect Flu fighting salad. It’s packed with wholesome goodies, including turmeric, veggies, almonds and @oceansprayanz craisins, which I LOVE using in my salads.If you want a salad that’s going to fill you up, nourish your body and leaves you feeling super healthy – this is it!!!
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups couscous instant
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 green zucchini cut into rounds
- 2 cups pumpkin chopped into small pieces
- 2 corn cobs husks removed
- 400 g canned chickpeas rinsed & drained
- ¾ cup oceans prayanz craisins dried cranberries
- 1 cup parsley chopped
- 1 cup mint chopped
- 1 red onion finely diced
- ½ cup almonds toasted & roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons greek yoghurt or natural yogurt
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 lemon juice squeezed
- sea salt
- cracked black pepper
Instructions
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Lay the cherry tomatoes, zucchini, pumpkin and corn cobs onto a lined baking tray. Drizzle with some olive oil and season really well. Roast the vegetables for 30-40 mins until golden and cooked through. Remove and set aside. Cut the corn from the corn cobs when cool enough to handle.
- Put the couscous and turmeric in a bowl. Pour over 1 ¾ cups of boiling water, cover with a plate and leave for 5 mins. Drizzle with 1 tbs olive oil and season well. Fluff with a fork. Leave for another 5 minutes.
- For the tahini dressing: Add all ingredients to a bowl/jug. Combine well and adjust to taste.
- To assemble: In a large bowl, add the turmeric couscous and the roasted vegetables. Then add the chickpeas, @oceanspray craisins, herbs, red onion and chopped almonds. Drizzle with olive oil, combine and season well. Drizzle over the tahini yoghurt.
Nutrition
Calories: 694kcalCarbohydrates: 95gProtein: 23gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 316mgPotassium: 1056mgFiber: 14gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 6970IUVitamin C: 57mgCalcium: 196mgIron: 6mg
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