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Ingredients
Dressing
- 3 garlic cloves
- 60 g extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to taste
- 50 g red onion, cut into halves
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ⅛ tsp ground cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp grated lemon zest, no white pith
- 40 g lemon juice, plus extra to taste
- 3 sprigs fresh mint, leaves only, torn into pieces
- 3 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves only, torn into pieces
- 3 sprigs fresh basil, leaves only, torn into pieces
Couscous salad
- 800 g water
- 200 g Israeli couscous, rinsed and drained (also known as pearl couscous)
- 200 g red lentils, rinsed and drained
- 200 g broccoli, broken into florets (2 cm)
- 200 g cauliflower, broken into florets (2 cm)
- 250 g cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
- 100 g pitted Kalamata olives, cut into halves
- 30 g pine nuts
- 40 g shelled unsalted pistachio nuts
- 40 g slivered almonds
- 1 - 2 pinches sea salt, to taste
- 1 - 2 pinches ground black pepper, to taste
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 3324.8 kJ / 791.5 kcal
- Protein
- 29.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 70.5 g
- Fat
- 40.2 g
- Saturated Fat
- 5.1 g
- Fibre
- 17.5 g
- Sodium
- 398.5 mg
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