#WFD – Summer Salad

Cool off after a long day with this light, delicious summer salad.

POLOKWANE – When it comes to warmer weather, one doesn’t really want to eat a heavy meal at the end of the day, that is why a salad is the perfect dish.

This recipe by What’s for Dinner will take you around 25 minutes to cook.

Ingredients

  1. 1 baby marrow, small
  2. 30ml margarine, stork
  3. 1 red oinion, finely chopped
  4. 1 red pepper, finely chopped
  5. 200g couscous, unsalted
  6. 1 x KNORR Vegetable Stock Pot
  7. 500ml boiling water
  8. 1 tbsp ginger, freshly grated
  9. 1 spring onion, chopped
  10. 2 pinches saffron
  11. 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
  12. 1 handful curly leaf lettuce, torn
  13. 3 radishes, finely sliced
  14. 3 tbsp chickpeas, unsalted
  15. 3 tbsp berries of choice

Method

  1. Grill the baby marrow slices and set aside.
  2. Heat the Stork Margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  3. Add the onion and red pepper.
  4. Cook for 5 minutes, until softened and starting to colour.
  5. Add the couscous and Knorr Chicken Stock Pot and stir through.
  6. Remove from the heat.
  7. Add the boiling water, ginger, spring onion and the saffron to the couscous, cover and leave for 10 minutes, until all of the water has been absorbed.
  8. Fork the couscous to separate, add the baby marrow, chopped parsley and chick peas and mix through gently.
  9. On a large plate mix together the lettuce, couscous, radishes, berries.
  10. Drizzle with a dressing of your choice to serve and add extra berries if desired.

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