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Couscous, Pomegranate and Asparagus Salad

Prep Time30 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: Couscous, salad, asparagus, pomegranate
Servings: 4 Serves

Ingredients

  • 200 g Couscous
  • 400 g Vegetable Stock
  • 300 g Baby Asparagus
  • 1 Pomegranate, halved, seeds removed
  • 1/2 Red Pepper
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • Lemon Juice
  • Chopped dill, Salt, Ground black pepper, Ras el Hanout,
  • 100 ml Olive oil
  • Bunch of Chopped Parsley

Instructions

  • Place couscous in a large heatproof bowl. Add boiling vegetable stock. Cover. Set until liquid has absorbed. Using a fork, fluff the grains to separate. Set aside to cool.
  • Blanche asparagus and refresh in cold water. Cut asparagus in 1cm long pieces. Finely dice garlic and red pepper.
  • In a salad bowl mix all the ingredients. Season with salt, black pepper and а pinch of Ras el Hanout. If you don't have Ras el Hanout you can add а pinch of ground cumin instead. Sprinke with lots of chopped parsley.