Couscous Chickpea Mediterranean Salad

Name: Couscous Chickpea Mediterranean Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups dried couscous; 1 1/4 cups boiled water; 1 tsp vegetable stock powder (1 cube crumbled); 1 garlic clove , minced; 1 tsp coriander or cumin powder; 14 oz chickpeas (1 can) , drained; 1/2 cup coriander finely chopped; 1/2 cup parsley (or mint) finely chopped; 1 red onion , chopped; 7 oz jar sun dried tomato strips in OIL; 4 oz rocket / arugula lettuce , chopped into 5 cm / 2" pieces; 5 tbsp fresh lemon juice (2 large lemons); Zest of 1 lemon; 1/2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper; 2 oz feta , crumbled; Salt; Pepper

5 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:08:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories308.8 kcal (15%)

Total Fat8.3 g (12%)

Carbs49.6 g (19%)

Sugars3.6 g (4%)

Protein11.6 g (23%)

Sodium507.1 mg (25%)

Fiber7.5 g (27%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 ¼ cupsdried couscous

1 ¼ cupswater

boiled

1 tspvegetable stock powder

1 tspcoriander

1 x 14 ozchickpeas can

drained

½ cupcoriander

finely chopped

½ cupparsley

or mint, finely chopped

1red onion

chopped

7 ozsun dried tomato strips in OIL

jar

4 ozrocket lettuce

chopped into 5 cm / 2" pieces

5 Tbspfresh lemon juice

1zest of lemon

½ tspcoarsely ground black pepper

2 ozfeta crumbled

salt

pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Place chickpeas, couscous, vegetable stock powder, coriander and garlic in a large bowl.

Step 2

Pour over hot water, shake to level out. Cover with plate or cling wrap, set aside for 5 min.

Step 3

Fluff couscous with fork. Cool a bit.

Step 4

Add coriander, parsley, onion, sun dried tomatoes (including all oil), rocket, lemon juice and black pepper. Sprinkle zest across surface. Toss well to combine.

Step 5

Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with feta. Serve.