Name: Couscous and vegetables salad with tahini sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 red onion; 1 red pepper; 1 small aubergine or 3 baby aubergines; 50 couscous; 1 tsp harissa; ½ tsp ground cumin; 1 carrot, grated; 1 pinch cinnamon; ½ tin chickpeas, drained; 1 handful mixed salad leaves; For the tahini sauce:; 2 Tbsp tahini; ½ lemon, juiced; ½ tsp dried oregano or marjoram; 1 garlic clove, minced (optional); Warm water

Couscous and vegetables salad with tahini sauce

20 Mar 2023

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Couscous and vegetable salad with tahini sauce

Background

This couscous and vegetables salad with tahini sauce is perfect on buffet tables or for picnics, trips, parties and easy-going lunches and suppers. It’s easy to make, vegan and healthy, so it fits in many diets too.

Ingredients

1 red onion
1 red pepper
1 small aubergine or 3 baby aubergines
50 couscous
1 tsp harissa
½ tsp ground cumin
1 carrot, grated
1 pinch cinnamon
½ tin chickpeas, drained
1 handful mixed salad leaves
For the tahini sauce:
2 Tbsp tahini
½ lemon, juiced
½ tsp dried oregano or marjoram
1 garlic clove, minced (optional)
Warm water

Instructions

Cut the onion and red pepper into 4 wedges. Scatter them in a baking tray, then drizzle with some oil. Bake for about 15 minutes, then let them cool, then remove their skins and cut them into thin slices.
Put the couscous in a heat-proof bowl. Add one cup of boiling water, the cumin powder & harissa paste, cover with a plate for 10 minutes. Loosen the couscous with a fork and add a pinch of cinnamon and ground pepper to your liking. Taste and some salt, if needed.
Mix in the roasted veggies, chickpeas, grated carrot and salad leaves.
Make the tahini sauce, then pour it over the salad. Combine well before serving.