Recipes
Gino's Couscous Salad with Grilled Artichokes & Fresh Lemon
'This recipe actually came about as a challenge, after I was telling the kids that you can make a meal out of most ingredients you find in the kitchen cupboards.'
'This recipe actually came about as a challenge, after I was telling the kids that you can make a meal out of most ingredients you find in the kitchen cupboards.'
Cook: 10 Mins
Serves: 4
Price: £2.21 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 297g serving contains
Energy
6531kj
526kcal
6531kj
526kcal
26%
Fat
28.2g
28.2g
High
40%
40%
Saturates
3.6g
3.6g
Low
18%
18%
Sugars
5g
5g
Low
6%
6%
Salt
1.93g
1.93g
High
32%
32%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
2199kj/526kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
2199kj/526kcal
Ingredients
250g couscous
250ml boiling-hot vegetable stock
80ml extra virgin olive oil
Finely grated zest and juice of 3 unwaxed lemons
3 tbsp capers in brine, drained
8 large mint leaves, finely shredded
50g flaked almonds
20 cherry tomatoes, quartered
6 chargrilled artichokes in oil, drained and quartered
Method
1
Place the couscous in a large heatproof bowl and pour over the boiling stock. Cover tightly with cling film and let it rest for 5 minutes. Use a fork to fluff up the couscous and separate the grains.
2
Pour half the oil into a medium frying pan and place over a medium heat. Add the lemon zest, capers, mint and almonds. Cook for 3 minutes, then leave it all to cool to room temperature.
3
Add the cooled contents of the frying pan to the bowl of couscous with the rest of the oil, the lemon juice, tomatoes and artichokes.
4
Toss everything together gently, then serve.