Description
You won’t want to buy lunches when you can have this delicious Vegetable and Spiced Cous Cous Salad. It is fantastic for a packed work lunch or as a side dish with dinner. Quick and easy to make and packed with goodness.
Ingredients
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For the Vegetable and Spiced Cous Cous Salad
- 1 cup dry Cous Cous
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 zucchini (100g) sliced
- 50g cherry tomatoes halved
- 30g creamy feta crumbled
- 1/4 small red onion sliced
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 2 tsp chopped mint
For Tzatziki
- 1 cup greek yogurt
- 1 Lebanese cucumber grated
- 1 tbsp chopped mint
- 1/2 lemon juice and zest
- 1 small garlic clove minced
- pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Mix in spices and salt and make Cous Cous according to package instructions (don’t add any additional salt if included as per packet instructions). Set aside.
- On a lightly oiled griddle pan over medium heat fry the zucchini on both sides until just cooked through. If you don’t have a griddle pan, use a normal frypan.
- Meanwhile in a small bowl mix together the yogurt, cucumber, mint, lemon juice and zest, garlic, salt and pepper to make the tzatziki. Cover and refrigerate.
- When the zucchini has cooked, cut into bite sized pieces.
- Add to the Cous Cous the zucchini, tomatoes, onion, feta, sunflower seeds and mint and mix through.
- Serve with the Tzatziki