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Vege couscous salad with feta

Vege couscous salad with feta

This Vege Couscous Salad with Feta is packed with vibrant veggies, fluffy couscous, and creamy feta for the perfect side dish or light meal.
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: Salad
Keyword: vegetarian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 392kcal
Author: adapted from [url href="http://onehandedcooks.com.au/" target="_blank"]One Handed Cooks[/url]

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 small red onion diced
  • 1 red capsicum bell pepper, diced
  • ½ lemon zested and juiced
  • 100 g 3.5oz crumbled Danish feta
  • ½ cup toasted pinenuts which I forgot to add before photographing!
  • fresh parsley to season

Instructions

  • Bring the water and half the olive oil to the boil in a small saucepan then remove from the heat.
  • Add the couscous to the water and leave it to rest for a few minutes until the water is absorbed.
  • Add the butter and use a fork to stir it through while fluffing the couscous.
  • In a medium frying pan, heat the other half of the oil.
  • Cook the red onion and capsicum until soft.
  • Add the lemon juice to the onion and capsicum and stir it through then remove the pan from the heat.
  • Stir the couscous, onion and capsicum and remaining ingredients together and garnish with chopped parsley and toasted pine nuts.
  • Serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 303mg | Potassium: 310mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1077IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 2mg
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