Name: Couscous salad with halloumi & cabbage
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
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

Couscous salad with halloumi & cabbage

16 Mar 2015

by Dinna

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.