Be-Couscous It's Nice and Calabr-easy

Name: Be-Couscous It's Nice and Calabr-easy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2/3 cup pearl couscous; 1 cup water, boiling; 140g grape tomatoes, halved; 3/4 red onion, diced; 6 black olives, sliced; 1 handful rocket; Basil leaves, to serve; 1 red capsicum; 1/4 small red onion; 1/2 tbsp sun-dried tomatoes; 1 clove garlic; 25g almonds; 25g ricotta; 10g Parmesan, grated; 1/2 tbsp olive oil; 1/4 tbsp lemon juice; salt and pepper, to taste

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

[Red Capsicum Pesto Couscous Mediterranean Salad]

Updated at: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 07:24:52 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories203 kcal (10%)

Total Fat7.2 g (10%)

Carbs27.9 g (11%)

Sugars3.1 g (3%)

Protein7.2 g (14%)

Sodium279 mg (14%)

Fiber3.6 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

⅔ cuppearl couscous

1 cupwater

boiling

140ggrape tomatoes

0.75red onion

1 handfulrocket

Capsicum Pesto

1red capsicum

0.25red onion

small

½ Tbspsun-dried tomatoes

1clove garlic

25galmonds

25gricotta

10gparmesan

grated

½ Tbspolive oil

¼ Tbsplemon juice

Instructions

Make the Pesto

Step 1

Roast the capsicum in an oven at 200°C for 15 minutes or until the skin is charred and blistered. Once cooled, remove stalk and seeds then place in a food processor along with the other pesto ingredients. Blitz the mixture until a fine paste has formed.

Cook the Couscous

Step 2

Put couscous in a bowl, pouring over the boiling water. Leave for about 14 minutes or until the couscous is tender.

Assemble the Salad

Step 3

Spread the pesto onto the bowl of couscous. Mix well so the pesto is spread throughout.

Step 4

Add in tomatoes, red onion and olives into bowl of couscous, giving it a good mix. Then add in rocket giving it a toss so the leaves are well distributed. Serve in bowls, topped with the basil leaves.