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Spiced Vegan Couscous Salad (Maftoul Salad)

This spiced vegan couscous salad with pine nuts is well seasoned and includes colorful diced vegetables and herbs in a fresh lemon dressing. It can serve as a main dish or side dish.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 279kcal
Author: Janelle Hama

Equipment

  • 2 Bowls

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Couscous
  • 1⅓ cup Boiling water
  • 1 cube Vegetable bouillon
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon All spice ground
  • ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon ground
  • ½ teaspoon Caraway ground
  • ½ cup Red capsicum (bell pepper) finely diced, measurement after chopping
  • ½ sml Red onion finely diced
  • ¼ cup Flat parsley leaves chopped
  • ½ cup Carrots grated, measurement after grating
  • ¼ cup Pine nuts
  • ¼ cup Cranberries
  • ¼ cup Fresh mint leaves chopped
  • ½ small Green chili to taste
  • ¼ cup Lemon juice freshly squeezed
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • In a large bowl whisk together hot vegetable stock, oil, and spices. Pour couscous on top of the vegetable stock and gently mix together. Set aside for 5 minutes
    1 cup Couscous, 1⅓ cup Boiling water, 1 cube Vegetable bouillon, 1 tablespoon Olive oil, 1 teaspoon All spice, ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon, ½ teaspoon Caraway
  • Add pine nuts to a non-stick pan over medium heat and dry toast until golden. Remove from pan and place them into a bowl. Set aside.
    ¼ cup Pine nuts
  • Fluff the couscous using a fork, which should easily comb through, there should be no clumps. Then spread it out on a tray to cool it down to room temperature
  • Combine diced vegetables, sultanas, pinenuts, lemon juice and chopped fresh herbs in a bowl. Add the cooled couscous and combine with a fork. Season to taste. Serve alone, as a side or in lettuce cups
    ½ cup Red capsicum, ½ sml Red onion, ¼ cup Flat parsley leaves, ½ cup Carrots, ¼ cup Cranberries, ¼ cup Fresh mint leaves, ½ small Green chili, ¼ cup Lemon juice

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Notes

Pine nuts will burn if left on the pan, be sure to remove and place them into a bowl once they are golden.

Nutrition

Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 213mg | Potassium: 280mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3703IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg