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Vegan tabbouleh-inspired pomegranate salad

Get in the mood for spring with this Middle Eastern-style cous cous salad, bursting with fresh green herbs and gemlike fruits

Get in the mood for spring with this Middle Eastern-style cous cous salad, bursting with fresh green herbs and gemlike fruits

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Cooking Time

Cook: 25 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 85p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 393g serving contains

Energy
1281kj
307kcal
15%
Fat
7.1g
Med
10%
Saturates
0.8g
Low
4%
Sugars
11.4g
Med
13%
Salt
0.04g
Low
1%
3
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
326kj/78kcal

Ingredients

200g giant cous cous

6 tomatoes, finely chopped

1 red onion, finely chopped

1 cucumber, finely chopped

3tbsp finely chopped mint

3tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

1 lemon

Seeds 1 pomegranate

2tbsp olive oil

Method

1
Cook the giant cous cous according to the pack instructions. (Or add to a large pan of boiling water and simmer gently for 18 mins.)
2
Meanwhile, put the tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, mint and parsley in a large mixing bowl. Stir very gently to combine.
3
When the cous cous is cooked, drain well in a sieve, rinse with cold water to cool and refresh, then drain again.
4
Fold the cous cous into the salad veg mixture, dress with the olive oil, then halve the lemon and squeeze over, sprinkling the juice evenly. Season with ground black pepper then scatter with the pomegranate seeds to serve.