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Ham and chargrilled vegetable couscous

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup couscous
    • ¾ cup no-added-salt vegetable stock
    • 1 cup chargrilled vegetables such as ¼ red onion, ½ red capsicum, ½ yellow capsicum
    • ½ x 400g can chickpeas in spring water, rinsed and drained
    • 1 spring onion, sliced
    • 50g lean honey roast ham, diced
    • ¼ cup sultanas, chopped
    • ¼ cup dates, chopped
    • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette (made with 1 part olive oil to 2 parts balsamic vinegar)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Chargrill vegetables under a preheated grill for about 10 minutes until skins are charred. Cool before preparing for salad.

    2 Place couscous in a bowl and add hot vegetable stock. Cover with a lid and leave to stand for 10 minutes.

    3 After 10 minutes, fluff with a fork, then add chopped vegetables, chickpeas, onion, ham and dried fruit. Mix well. Add vinaigrette. Spoon mixture into a sealed container and keep chilled until eating.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free couscous and check stock and ham are gluten free.

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