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; 1 pinch sea 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 leaves; 400 g canned chickpeas; 40 g roasted pine nuts; 250 g cherry tomatoes; 2 - 3 sprigs fresh basil; 1 - 2 spring onions/shallots; 1 tbsp pitted black olives; 1 Lebanese cucumber

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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
2 - 3
fresh oregano leaves only, roughly chopped
2 tsp
fresh basil leaves only, roughly torn
1 tbsp
sea salt
1 pinch
ground black pepper
1 pinch
honey
1 tsp

Salad

water
1000 g
pumpkin cut into cubes (1 cm)
300 g
fresh green beans trimmed
150 g
couscous well-rinsed and drained (see Tips)
120 g
fresh baby spinach leaves
150 g
canned chickpeas or canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained (approx. 250 g after draining)
400 g
roasted pine nuts or cashews
40 g
cherry tomatoes (1 punnet), cut into halves
250 g
fresh basil or fresh coriander, leaves only, roughly chopped
2 - 3 sprigs
spring onions/shallots trimmed and cut into slices
1 - 2
pitted black olives cut into slices
1 tbsp
Lebanese cucumber cut into pieces (1 cm)
1