Tricolore Couscous Salad

Tricolore Couscous Salad

Six Ingredient Salad with a Pesto Dressing

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 5m
Cook Time: 5m
Total Time: 10m
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (19 Reviews)
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Nutritional Information

456
calories
32g
fat
30g
carbohydrates
13g
protein
3g
sugar
3g
fiber
Tricolore Couscous Salad

Recipe Description

This Tricolore Couscous Salad is a wonderful, fresh and vibrant bowl of Italian salad ingredients including cherry tomatoes, avocados and chopped mozzarella, tossed with rocket or baby spinach and fluffy couscous; and coated in a pesto, lemon juice and olive oil dressing for flavor and excitement. A quick lunchtime salad that can be prepared in just 15 minutes

To make Tricolore Couscous Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Tricolore Couscous Salad

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Cook couscous

    5 min
    Step 1 - Tricolore Couscous Salad

    In a large bowl, stir the couscous with vegetable stock and 300ml boiling water, to mix. Cover and set aside for 5 mins, to cook.

  2. 2

    Prepare dressing

    1 min
    Step 2 - Tricolore Couscous Salad

    In a small mixing bowl, stir the pesto and lemon juice together with some salt and pepper to taste. Slowly add the oil until well combined.

  3. 3

    Dress couscous

    2 min
    Step 3 - Tricolore Couscous Salad

    Pour the dressing over the couscous and toss to mix through.

  4. 4

    Add salad ingredients

    2 min
    Step 4 - Tricolore Couscous SaladStep 4 - Tricolore Couscous Salad

    Add the tomatoes, avocado and mozzarella to the salad and mix well before gently stirring in the rocket or spinach.

  5. 5

    Serve

    Step 5 - Tricolore Couscous Salad

    Serve immediately.

This Tricolore Couscous Salad is a fresh meal on its own or works wonderfully as a side dish too. Whatever your choice, you’ll love it! Share your favorite lunchtime recipes with us and tag #cookmerecipes online and in your posts!

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Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!

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