Cous cous salad:
Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic, crushed
Red onion sliced
1 Tin chickpeas drained (keep the water for future baking!)
200g frozen mixed veg
50g wholemeal couscous per person
1 tbsp tomato puree
2tsp Cajun seasoning or paprika and your faves like cumin or all purpose
2 tbsp oil
Handful Flaked almonds (can omit)
Handful raisins (optional)
Lemon/ lime to serve
1. Prepare the cous cous as per packet directions. While it's soaking cook garlic and onion in 1 tbsp oil for 1 minute so the flavours start coming through. Microwave the frozen veg for 3 mins.
2. Add the dried seasonings, chickpeas, frozen veg, almond and raisins until toasted, then add tomato puree and cook for another couple of minutes, continuing to stir.
3., Turn off the heat and mix the cooked cous cous in
4. Decant into Tupperware
Any extra mixture will last in the fridge for 5 days and in the freezer for 3 months
Tomato puree is a source of Vit A, helps to maintain eyesight, choosing this option probably won’t help you see better for that day but it’ll help long term!
Wholemeal cous cous releases its energy slower than the refined white type so this keeps you fuller for longer
Chickpeas provide a protein boost to help increase muscle mass. Perfect for when you’re having a break during the day when your body is most effective at burning fat and building muscle.
Veggies are packed with fibre which will keep you full and a long-term is vitamins A, D C & E that they contain in to help your body fight off colds and maintain healthy teeth, bones and eye health Have you checked out my NutriCoach guide, packed with more recipes and nutritional info explained, ready to be downloaded now?
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