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Ingredients
Couscous Salad with Figs and Avocado
- Ingredients
- 10 ozs Couscous (Instant)
- 14 ozs Vegetable broth
- 2 ozs Sesame seeds
- 2 scallions
- 2 lemons
- 2 Avocados
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 7 ozs Feta
- 2 Tbsps sesame oil
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 4 Figs
- 1 handful red Basil
Add the couscous to a bowl. Bring the broth to a boil and pour over the couscous, then let it soak for 10 minutes. Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan until golden brown, remove from the heat, and set aside. Rinse, trim, and thinly slice the scallions.
Half the lemon. Squeeze the juice from one half, and cut the other into slices. Peel and halve the avocados. Remove the seeds, cut into slice, and drizzle the slices with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Mix the couscous with the scallions, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Place the couscous in a large salad bowl.
Top the couscous salad with the avocado and sesame seeds. Crumble the feta cheese over the top. Drizzle the salad with the remaining lemon juice and the oil. Rinse and quarter the figs, then place on the salad. Garnish with the red basil and the lemon slices, and serve.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 733 cal. | (35 %) | ||
| Protein | 22 g | (22 %) | ||
| Fat | 43 g | (37 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 63 g | (42 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 12 g | (40 %) |
Healthy, because
The vitamin E contained in avocado protects against premature aging by intercepting free radicals. Both avocado and couscous also score points with the mineral magnesium, which help strengthen muscles and nerves.
Even smarter
The salad is given a little more pep by using lime juice instead of lemon juice.