Taboulé à la Française (French Couscous Salad with Tomatoes and Herbs)
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Ingredients
- 200 g couscous
- 250 ml vegetable stock
- 3 tomatoes, finely diced
- 0.5 cucumber
- 20 g fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 10 g fresh mint leaves
- 1 lemon
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 342 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 40.8 g
- of which sugars
- 3.8 g
- Fat
- 14.2 g
- of which saturates
- 2 g
- Fibre
- 5.2 g
- Salt
- 0.50 g
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Method
- 1
Put the couscous in a bowl, pour over the hot vegetable stock, cover and leave for 8-10 minutes until absorbed, then fluff with a fork.
- 2
Stir in the tomatoes, cucumber, parsley and mint.
- 3
Whisk the lemon juice with the olive oil and a little seasoning, then pour over the couscous.
- 4
Toss everything together well.
- 5
Chill for at least 10 minutes before serving if time allows.

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