Couscous and vegetable salad

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Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes

Healthy options: Healthy

Serves: 6

Type: Salad

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Ingredients

1 cup couscous
170g jar quartered & marinated artichoke hearts
2 tablespoons chopped basil leaves
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 cucumber, peeled and diced
1 green capsicum, diced
3 roma tomatoes, seeded and cut into large dice
8 semi-dried tomatoes, sliced
60g small black olives
Baby basil leaves or parsley, to garnish

Preparation method

1. Place couscous in a bowl. Add 1 cup boiling water and stir to combine. Cover; stand for 10 minutes. Fork through mixture to separate grains.

2. Drain artichokes, reserving marinade. Add basil and zest to marinade and stir through couscous; season to taste with black pepper.

3. Transfer couscous to a shallow serving platter. Top with artichokes, cucumber, capsicum, tomatoes and olives. Lightly mix to combine. Serve garnished with extra basil.

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