Couscous salad with halloumi & cabbage
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
15 minutes
Background
This couscous salad is very easy to put together - perfect for lunch, brunch or an easy supper. It can also be a side dish to grilled fish or meat. Take any leftovers to a picnic or in your lunch box.
Ingredients
- 150g couscous
- 150 ml hot vegetable stock
- 1 orange
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 500g Spring Greens or Savoy cabbage
- 2 medium carrots
- 50g dried apricots
- 50g pistachios
- 5 spring onions (white part only)
- 150g halloumi cheese
Instructions
- Shred or slice the cabbage thinly. Grate the carrots coarsely.
- Slice the spring onions. Roughly chop pistachios and dried apricots. Grate the the zest of the orange then squeeze out its juice.
- Scatter the couscous in a bowl, pour over the hot vegetable stock; add the orange zest and juice. Cover and set aside for 5 minutes.
- Stir-fry the cabbage in half of the oil.
- Mix the cabbage, pistachios, carrots and dried apricots in a serving bowl. Add the couscous. Season and toss well.
- Heat the remaining oil, dice the cheese into 2-3 cm bits and fry them for 2 minutes until brown. Add these to the salad.
- Serve warm.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Everyday - Grill - Main - Quick & Easy - Salad - Side
- Cuisines: - Fusion - North African
- Occasions: - Parties
- Ingredients: - Dairy - Other Pulses
- Health and Diet: - Vegetarian
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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