Time-saver: Summer Couscous Salad

This was delish!

So, last night I decided to get creative and make something new and healthy for dinner. I ended up throwing together this Summer Couscous Salad (BBC GoodFood's Simple Summer Food).

Not only was it healthy, vegetarian and delish, it was all done in under 30 minutes. A fab time-saver!

Here's the recipe (serves 4)

250g/9oz couscous

250ml/9fl oz boiling water or vegetable stock

400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1-2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil

300g/10oz courgettes/baby marrows, sliced at a slant

300g/10oz small vine-ripened tomatoes, halved

250g pkt halloumi, medium slices

For the dressing

125ml/4fl oz olive oil

3 tbsp lime/lemon juice

2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped

2tbsp chopped fresh mint

1/2 tsp sugar

What to do

1 Tip couscous into a bowl, add the boiling water/stock and stir, cover the bowl and allow to sit for 5 min. Mix all of the dressing ingredients together. Fluff up the couscous with a fork, stir in the chickpeas and half the dressing. Pile onto a large serving dish. 

2 Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan, fry courgette slices over high heat for 2-3 min until dark golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Fry tomatoes on high heat for another couple of min. Add to couscous. 

3 Fry halloumi for 2-3 min until crisp and sizzled brown. Pile on top of the couscous and pour over the remaining dressing.

Enjoy!

PS Great for work lunch - tastes even better the next day :)