Leon Giant Cous Cous - Happy Salads

Name: Leon Giant Cous Cous - Happy Salads
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 150g cooked giant couscous, cooled; 1 courgette; 1/4 aubergine; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 6 cherry tomatoes, quartered; 1 piquillo pepper, cut into strips; Salt; freshly ground pepper; 1/2 clove of garlic, crushed; Bunch of fresh basil; 2 tablespoons olive oil; Salt; Freshly ground pepper

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:10min

This ginormous salad will keep you full without making you feel stodgy. Making it simple to dine-at-desk.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:34:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories655.9 kcal (33%)

Total Fat44.5 g (64%)

Carbs56.5 g (22%)

Sugars12.8 g (14%)

Protein12.8 g (26%)

Sodium897.7 mg (45%)

Fiber10.5 g (38%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

150ggiant couscous

cooked, cooled

1courgette

0.25aubergine

1 tablespoonolive oil

freshly ground pepper

0.5 clovegarlic

crushed

fresh basil

2 tablespoonsolive oil

salt

freshly ground pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Place the cous cous in a large bowl. Cut the courgette and aubergine into either chunks or strips. The chunks can be fried in the olive oil until tender, the strips can be griddled on a griddle pan.

Step 2

Toss the cooked veg with the couscous along with the tomatoes and pepper strips.

Step 3

Blitz the garlic, basil, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, salt and pepper together in a food processor or crush together in a pestle and mortar to make the basil dressing.

Step 4

Fold the basil dressing into the salad and season well.