Mediterranean Chicken Couscous Salad
Need a quick, tasty and easy dinner for one? This healthier Mediterranean-style chicken and couscous salad is just what you need.
Tip: Double this recipe to use up remaining vegetables.
Ingredients
1/4 cup wholemeal couscous
1/2 cup shredded skinless cooked chicken
1/2 green capsicum, deseeded, roughly chopped
1 tomato, cut into wedges
1/2 Lebanese cucumber , thinly sliced
4 Kalamata olives
125g canned chickpeas, rinsed, drained
1/2 lemon, juiced
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup basil leaves
Instructions
- Place couscous in a heatproof bowl and stir in 1/4 cup boiling water. Cover and stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork to separate grains.
- Add chicken, capsicum, tomato, cucumber, olives, chickpeas and lemon juice to bowl. Toss to combine. Season with pepper. Serve salad drizzled with oil and scattered with basil leaves.