Cous Cous Salad

Submitted by cakeinmyface

"Serves 8, adapted from Asda magazine June 2010 slimming world friendly use nuts or seeds as healthy extras and syn point the apricots"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 red onion (chopped)
• low-fat cooking spray
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• 200 g couscous
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 375 ml boiling water
• 150 g dried apricots (chopped)
• 1 sweet red pepper (pointed diced)
• 100 g pistachios (or sunflower seeds roughly chopped)
• 3 tablespoons flat leaf parsley

directions

1. Cook onion in low fat cooking spray until soft, stir in spices and cook for 1 minute. Add the cous cous, stir and remove from heat.
2. Add the apricots, pour on boiling water, over and leave to cool.
3. Place in a bowl and fluff up with a fork, add lemon juice, pepper nuts and parsley, stir well.