One of our favourite light summer meals is this throw everything together, easy and delicious cous cous salad. This is simple cooking for hot, busy (or lazy!) days: no complicated shopping with obscure ingredients, just use what you have; almost no measuring, a little bit of chopping, and just a bit of stirring to combine the ingredients. It's also a great one to get the children involved in, as they can choose the ingredients, chop, and mix. Ours love it.
You will need cous cous, measured and cooked according to packet instructions, and a selection from the following list:
1. Set the cous cous aside to cool.
2. Chop all the vegetables and cube the cheese.
3. Add a couple of tablespoons of oil from your sun-dried tomato jar to the cous cous and stir through with a fork. Season to taste.
4. Stir chopped vegetables through.
5. Add shredded or finely chopped herbs.
6. Stir through cheese, and serve.
Best served with a glass of rosé in the sunshine. Perfect on its own, or goes well with other salads, vegetable kebabs, falafel or grilled slices of Halloumi.
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You will need cous cous, measured and cooked according to packet instructions, and a selection from the following list:
- Pitted black olives, drained
- Mature white Cheddar
- Cherry tomatoes
- Red, yellow or orange peppers - fresh, from the deli, or from a jar
- Capers
- Pickled cucumbers, gherkins or cornichons
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Cucumber
- Spring onions
- Any herbs you have in, such as basil, dill, chervil, parsley or mint.
1. Set the cous cous aside to cool.
2. Chop all the vegetables and cube the cheese.
3. Add a couple of tablespoons of oil from your sun-dried tomato jar to the cous cous and stir through with a fork. Season to taste.
4. Stir chopped vegetables through.
5. Add shredded or finely chopped herbs.
6. Stir through cheese, and serve.
Best served with a glass of rosé in the sunshine. Perfect on its own, or goes well with other salads, vegetable kebabs, falafel or grilled slices of Halloumi.
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