Recipes

Fresh Cous Cous and Prawn Salad

Dec 13 02:01pm
couscous
Serves
4-6
Ingredients
  • 5 x 100g Boil-in-Bag San Remo Instant Couscous
  • 2 tbsp fish or vegetable stock powder
  • 2/3 cup olive oil
  • 200g frozen peas
  • Juice and rind of 2 lemons
  • 1/3 cup fresh mint, washed and chopped
  • 2 cups rocket leaves, washed and drained
  • 12 prawns, cooked and peeled with tails left intact

Some of the ingredients in this delicious recipe are rich in antioxidants and the good fats of the Mediterranean.


Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil, add boil-in-bags couscous and stock powder, and cook on high heat for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove bags from water and leave to drain for a few moments. Once drained, open bags and empty couscous into a large bowl. Mix olive oil through couscous, fluffing with a fork, and set aside.

Into same pot of boiling water, add peas and cook for 3 minutes until tender. Drain and refresh peas under cold water. Add peas, lemon juice, lemon rind and mint to couscous, mixing through with a fork. Divide couscous into 6 serves and top each serve with a small handful of rocket leaves, finishing with 2 prawns. Alternatively, serve as a salad in one large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper if desired.

Tip: Drizzle a little olive oil over prawns to accentuate their brilliant.colour.

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