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Couscous and chickpea salad with orange-balsamic dressing

  • Time to make: 15 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup couscous
    • ½ teaspoon instant vegetable stock powder (optional)
    • ¾ cup boiling water
    • 400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
    • about ¼ telegraph cucumber, diced
    • 2 medium tomatoes, diced
    • 100g chargrilled red capsicum, sliced
    • ¼ small red onion, diced
    • ¼ iceburg lettuce, chopped
    • 2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (try a parsley/mint mixture)
    • ¼ cup chopped kalamata olives
    • 100g feta cheese, crumbled
    • black pepper, to taste
    • Orange-balsamic dressing
    • ¼ cup orange juice
    • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • salt and black pepper, to taste
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Measure couscous and instant stock (if using) into a large bowl. Add boiling water then cover and leave to stand for about 5 minutes.

    2 Meanwhile, to make dressing, place all dressing ingredients in a screw-top jar then shake to combine.

    3 Fluff soaked couscous with a fork then add chickpeas, cucumber, tomatoes, capsicum and red onion. Stir to combine then add lettuce, herbs, olives and half the feta.

    4 Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine. Season to taste. Sprinkle with the remaining feta and serve.

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