Easy couscous salad

If you're struggling to get five portions of vegetables into your kids a day, this recipe has two in it and is ready in just 15 minutes!

Serves: 4
Ready in: 15 minutes

Per portion
303 Cals - 15% GDA
12g Sugar - 13% GDA
10g Fat - 14% GDA
1.5g Sat Fat - 8% GDA
0.6g Salt - 10% GDA

2 portions of vegetables

Equipment
Large bowl

What you need:

• 200g couscous
• 270ml hot vegetable stock
• 4 tomatoes, chopped
• 340g can Green Giant Sweetcorn, drained
• ¼ cucumber, chopped
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 6 dried apricots, chopped
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• juice ½ lemon
• 3 tbsp chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp pumpkin or sunflower seeds

What you do:

1. Put the couscous into a large bowl add the stock. cover and leave to soak for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, prepare all the vegetables and put them in another bowl with the apricots, add the olive oil and lemon juice, season and mix together.
3. Use a fork to fluff up the couscous then add the vegetable mixture, the chopped parsley and seeds. Toss together and serve.

Tip: You can serve this salad with a dollop thick Greek Yogurt flavoured with chopped mint and a pinch of cayenne pepper.

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