Chickpea & couscous salad
Serves 8
Preparation time 8 mins
Cooking time 6 mins
Preparation time 8 mins
Cooking time 6 mins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable or chicken stock
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin or curry powder
- 1 1/2 cups couscous, uncooked
- 425g can chickpeas, drained
- 3 medium tomatoes, finely diced
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
- 2 spring onions, sliced (include green tops)
- Rind of 1 lemon or orange, grated
- Juice of 2 oranges (150 mL)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Method
- Bring stock to the boil and add cumin
- Remove from heat and mix in couscous
- Cover and allow to stand for 5 minutes until stock is absorbed
- Mix in remaining ingredients
- Serve warm or cold
Notes
Variation: Substitute tomatoes with 1 red capsicum Replace spring onions with 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion