Spicy couscous salad

This spicy couscous salad is ready in half an hour and is packed with flavour. Perfect for a mid-week meal!

Recipe «Spicy couscous salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 1/2 cups Massel vegetable liquid stock, 1 1/2 cups couscous, 250g haloumi cheese, 1 tsp olive oil, 420g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed , 5 green onions, thinly sliced, 1/2 cup mint leaves, roughly chopped, 2 long red chillies, deseeded, thinly sliced , 1 large lemon, rind finely grated, juiced, 2 tsp paprika, 1/4 cup olive oil.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups Massel vegetable liquid stock 
• 1 1/2 cups couscous 
• 250g haloumi cheese 
• 1 tsp olive oil 
• 420g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed 
• 5 green onions, thinly sliced 
• 1/2 cup mint leaves, roughly chopped 
• 2 long red chillies, deseeded, thinly sliced 
• 1 large lemon, rind finely grated, juiced 
• 2 tsp paprika 
• 1/4 cup olive oil 

Instructions

1. Bring stock to the boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Place couscous in a large, heatproof bowl. Pour over boiling stock. Stir with a fork. Cover with foil and stand for 5 minutes or until stock is absorbed. Stir couscous gently with a fork to separate grains.
2. Cut haloumi into 3 lengthways. Heat oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add haloumi and cook for 1 to 2 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer to a chopping board. Cut each slice into 12 cubes. Add to couscous with chickpeas, green onion, mint and chilli. Toss to combine.
3. Make dressing Whisk lemon rind, 1/4 cup lemon juice, paprika and oil in a jug until well combined.
4. Pour dressing over salad. Season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Serve.