Photo: Anna Pelzer
Pearl couscous, roasted tomato & asparagus salad recipe
11 ingredients
15 min + 10 min
6 people
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Pearl cous cous is also called ‘giant or Israeli cous cous’. It’s actually pasta and a wonderfully diverse alternative in salad or served as a hot side dish.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
505
Calories
14g
Protein
15g
Fat
86g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Couscous | 1 cup cooked (157g) | 176 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Asparagus | 6 spears (90g) | 27 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Shallot | 1 tbsp minced (10g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 250 pearl couscous
- g vegetable stock
- 2 -10 cherry tomatoes
- l -10 fine asparagus tips
- 8 shallot, very finely chopped
- 8 splash olive oil
- 1 dash of balsamic vinegar
- 1 lemon, juice & zest
- 1 small bunch of flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 grind salt & pepper
- 1 handful basil leaves
Directions
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