Warm Mediterranean Couscous Salad

Name: Warm Mediterranean Couscous Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 120 g olive oil; 80 g lemon juice; 2 - 3 garlic cloves; 2 tsp fresh oregano; 1 Tbsp fresh basil leaves; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch ground black pepper; 1 tsp honey; 1000 g water; 300 g pumpkin; 150 g fresh green beans; 120 g couscous; 150 g fresh baby spinach; 2 - 3 sprigs fresh basil; 1 - 2 spring onions; 240 g tinned chickpeas; 40 g toasted pine nuts; 1 Tbsp pitted black olives; 1 cucumber; 250 g cherry tomatoes

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Prep. 10min

Total 30min

6 portions

Ingredients

Dressing

olive oil
120 g
lemon juice (approx. 2-3 lemons)
80 g
garlic cloves to taste
2 - 3
fresh oregano leaves only, roughly chopped
2 tsp
fresh basil leaves roughly torn
1 Tbsp
salt or to taste
1 pinch
ground black pepper or to taste
1 pinch
honey
1 tsp

Salad

water
1000 g
pumpkin diced (1 cm)
300 g
fresh green beans trimmed
150 g
couscous well-rinsed and drained
120 g
fresh baby spinach
150 g
fresh basil leaves only, roughly torn
2 - 3 sprigs
sprig fresh coriander, leaves only, roughly chopped
spring onions trimmed, thinly sliced
1 - 2
tinned chickpeas rinsed, drained (1 x 400 g tin)
240 g
240 g tinned kidney beans, rinsed, drained (1 x 400 g tin)
toasted pine nuts
40 g
40 g cashew nuts
pitted black olives sliced
1 Tbsp
cucumber cut in pieces (1 cm)
1
cherry tomatoes halved
250 g