GIANT COUSCOUS & TOMATO SALAD WITH ZHOUG-STYLE DRESSING

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

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

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