Giant couscous salad with chickpeas and tomato
Recipe for an easy salad with chickpeas, giant couscous and tomatoes - sun-dried tomatoes and herbs.
Servings 4 people
Calories 347kcal
Ingredients
- 100 ml giant couscous (pearl couscous)
- 1 tin chickpeas, drained
- 250 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1-2 shallots, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cucumber, halved lengthways and sliced
- 1 handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 60 g sun-dried tomatoes, diced
Vinaigrette
- 4-5 tbsp oil from the sun-dried tomatoes
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1-2 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 1 tsp dried basil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook the couscous according to the packet instructions, then rinse under cold water. Leave to drain well in a sieve.
- Meanwhile, mix the ingredients for the vinaigrette and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Put the couscous, chickpeas, tomatoes, shallots, cucumber, parsley and sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl together with the vinaigrette. Toss well and season the salad to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Keep the salad in the fridge until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 962mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 567IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 4mg