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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have heidi's christmas cous cous salad using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Heidi's Christmas Cous Cous Salad:
- Prepare 2 cup cous cous
- Get 2 cup chicken or vegetable stock
- Take 1 tbsp butter
- Prepare 1/2 spanish/red onion, finely diced
- Take 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- Make ready 1 juice of 2-3 lemons
- Get 4 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
- Get 1/3 cup pistachio nuts, roughly chopped
- Take 1/2 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
- Take 1/4 bunch mint, roughly chopped
With Christmas around the corner, here's a colorful starter that's not only tasty but healthy to boot! For those unaware, couscous is a fibre-rich item that is largely fat free has been trending and popular in the Festive salad is now ready and good to serve for the family! This couscous salad with its roasted squash and citrusy vinaigrette bridges the gap. While the squash and onions are roasting, you can plump the cranberries and make the couscous.
Instructions to make Heidi's Christmas Cous Cous Salad:
- Bring stock to boil, take off heat and add in cous cous. Allow to sit for 5 minutes to absorb all liquid, add in the butter and fluff up with a fork and set aside
- Mix together the garlic, lemon juice and olive oil
- Place the cous cous in a bowl, stir through pistachios, craisins, onion and mint and as you're stirring it, drizzle through the juice mixture. Serve as a tasty side. Note: it's super quick if you crush the garlic in the food processor, followed with the onion and then the nuts
All that's left is to toss everything together with the vinaigrette. This couscous salad is a great way to introduce your family to whole wheat couscous, a good source of fiber. This nutritious salad is full of fresh herbs, vegetables, and crumbled feta cheese. It's a great side dish to a main protein or on its own for a smart lunch. A delicious and healthy Greek couscous salad that everyone will go crazy for! (Meal prep options and tips included.) Vegetarian with meat option.
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