I adapted these from a Delia recipe. They have has syns/HEXes but serve 2-3 people as a side/snack/lunch and taste DIVINE so well worth it.
Cous cous, tomato & basil salad in garlic & mustard dressing
- 500g cous cous (cooked weight)
- 100g cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 10-20 basil leaves, chopped
- 1-2 Garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- juice of 1 lime
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil (
4 syns or part of a HEXB)
- 50g reduced fat feta (
1 HEXA) - you can skip this if you like
- Mix the cooked cous cous, basil and tomato in a bowl and put aside
- Crush the garlic with the salt in a pestle & mortar (or garlic - press if you dont have one)
- Add the cumin, lime juice, oil and some freshly ground black pepper and mix well
- Pour over the couscous salad and mix thoroughly
- Sprinkle the Feta over the top to taste
Or this one is slightly different:
Cous cous salad with red onion, basil and garlic & mustard dressing
- 500g cooked cous cous
- 1 small red onion, finely sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed/finely chopped
- About 20 basil leaves, chopped
For the dressing:
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 rounded tsp powdered mustard
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (
6 syns or 1 HEXB)
- freshly ground black pepper
- Cook onion & garlic in Fry Light for 5-10min until starting to soften
- Meanwhile crush garlic and salt in pestle & mortar until creamy
- Add mustard and work that in
- Add balsamic vinegar, oil and freshly ground black pepper and basil and mix well
- Put cous cous, onion mix and dressing together, mix well and serve
This pic is with it done with lentils but it goes equally well with cous cous