Couscous Tabbouleh - Cook Smart

Ingredients list for Couscous Tabbouleh - Cook Smart

• 1 cup Couscous
• to taste Salt
• to taste Black peppercorns crushed
• 2 Spring onion bulbs
• 1 Medium cucumber unpeeled
• 3 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
• 10 Cherry tomatoes
• 5-6 Flat parsley sprigs
• 3-4 Curly parsley sprigs
• 15-20 Fresh mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons Lemons juice

Method

1. Heat 1 cup water in a deep non-stick pan. Add salt, crushed peppercorns and couscous, cover and cook for 2 minutes. Switch off heat, cover and let it rest.
2. Slice spring onion bulbs. Deseed cucumber and chop roughly.
3. Spread couscous in a bowl. Drizzle 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil and set aside to cool down to room temperature.
4. Halve cherry tomatoes. . Roughly chop flat and curly parsley sprigs. Roughly chop mint leaves.
5. Place all the cut vegetables along with parsley and mint in a large bowl. Add lemon juice, salt, crushed peppercorns and 2 tablespoons olive oil and mix well.
6. Add couscous and mix well.
7. Serve immediately.