Chorizo, quinoa and green peas
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
15 minutes
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If you're looking for a quick and easy recipe - look no further! This chorizo, quinoa and green peas salad is perfect for a midweek supper or lazy weekend brunch/lunch. You can also take it to your work for lunch, or to a picnic, or serve it at parties as it's nice cold too! You make this dish using couscous, bulgur wheat or rice too; and you can add/substitute other veggies such as red pepper, courgette, green beans, broad beans and so on.
Ingredients
- 150g couscous (or quinoa, bulgur, rice)
- 200-300 ml chicken soup
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 100g cooking chorizo sausage
- 50g green peas
- ½ lemon (zest & juice)
- 2 Tbsp fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- If you use frozen green peas, defrost them.
- Pour the chicken stock over the the quinoa in a pan and, following the instructions on the packaging, cook it until tender,
- Slice the sausage into 5mm rounds.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the chorizo and fry for 3/5 minutes until it releases its oil. Add the peas and cook for a couple of minutes.
- Loosen the couscous with a fork, stir in the lemon zest and juice, then add the sausage and peas.
- Season to taste and sprinkle with basil leaves.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Brunch - Everyday - Lunch - Main - Quick & Easy - Supper
- Cuisines: - Spanish
- Occasions: - Bonfire Night - Fathers Day - New Year - Parties - Picnic - Sports Food
- Ingredients: - Pork - Whole grains
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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