Warm Pearl Couscous Salad
Serves 2 | with Fresh Mint and Sultanas
This delicious salad is filled with bright and fresh ingredients like mint and parsley and gets an added pop of sweetness from sultanas. Tossed in a zippy lemon vinaigrette and finished with crumbled feta, it's an easy mid-day meal that will keep you satisfied all afternoon.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
¾ cup
Pearl Couscous
(Contains Wheat)
7 g
Mint
28 g
Sultana Raisins
(May contain Peanuts, Sesame, Sulphites, Milk, Tree nuts, Gluten, Egg, Soy, Mustard)
7 g
Parsley
1 unit(s)
Garlic, cloves
½ cup
Feta Cheese, crumbled
(Contains Milk)
1 unit(s)
Shallot
28 g
Pine Nuts
(Contains Pine nuts May contain Tree nuts)
1 unit(s)
Vegetable Broth Concentrate
28 g
Baby Spinach
1 unit(s)
Lemon
Not included in your delivery
2.5 tbsp
Oil*
1 tbsp
Butter*
(Contains Milk)
½ tsp
Salt*
¼ tsp
Sugar*
¼ tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Before starting, wash and dry all produce. Garlic Guide for Step 3: 1/4 tsp mild, 1/2 tsp medium and 1 tsp extra! Heat a medium pot over medium heat. Meanwhile, peel, then thinly slice shallot into 1/8-inch slices.When hot, add 1 tbsp butter, then shallots. Cook, stirring often, until softened, 1-2 min. Add couscous, then cook, stirring often, until couscous is slightly golden, 2-3 min. Add 1 1/2 cups water, vegetable broth concentrate and 1/4 tsp tsp salt. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, still covered, until couscous is tender, 6-8 min.
Meanwhile, peel, then mince or grate garlic.Roughly chop parsley.Pick mint leaves from stems, then roughly chop.Roughly chop spinach.Zest, then juice lemon.Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add pine nuts to the dry pan. Toast, stirring often, until golden-brown, 3-4 min. (TIP: Keep your eye on them so they don't burn!) Transfer to a plate.
Strain couscous, then return to the same pot, off heat. Add 1/2 tbsp oil, then stir to coat. To a large bowl, add 1 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp oil, 1/4 tsp garlic and 1/4 tsp sugar (NOTE: Reference garlic guide). Season with salt and pepper, then whisk to combine.
Add couscous, spinach, parsley, mint, raisins, lemon zest and half the feta to the bowl with the dressing, then toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.Divide warm couscous salad between plates, then sprinkle pine nuts and remaining feta over top.
