GIANT COUSCOUS & TOMATO SALAD WITH ZHOUG-STYLE DRESSING

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Giant couscous & tomato salad with zhoug-style dressing image

Make this giant couscous and tomato salad as a summer side. Zhoug is a spicy, bright green Middle Eastern sauce that brings this dish alive

Provided by Janine Ratcliffe

Categories     Side dish

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 large vine tomatoes, diced
½ red onion, finely chopped
150g giant couscous or fregola
½ small bunch of coriander, roughly chopped
handful of parsley leaves, roughly chopped
1 lemon, juiced
2 green chillies, chopped
1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp caster sugar
3 tbsp olive oil

Steps:

  • Put the tomatoes and onion in a large bowl with ½ tsp sea salt. Toss and leave to sit.
  • Cook the couscous in a pan of boiling salted water for 8-10 mins until tender (don't overcook it - you want it a bit under so it can soak up the juices from the tomato), then drain really well. Cool for 10 mins then toss with the tomato and onion mixture.
  • Blend all the dressing ingredients with 1 tbsp water and ½ tsp sea salt until smooth. Drizzle some over the couscous, then serve the rest on the side for people to help themselves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222 calories, Fat 9 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 26 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 1.3 milligram of sodium

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