Spicy Vegetable Couscous Salad

Ingredients

• 100g couscous
• 1 tsp vegetable stock powder
• 250ml boiling water, from a ketlle
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• 1 red pepper, deseeded and diced
• 1 small red chilli, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• ½ cucumber, finely diced
• lemon juice to taste
• freshly ground black pepper
• fresh basil leaves to garnish

Cooking Instructions

1. Put the couscous in a mixing bowl and add the stock powder and boiling water. Mix well, then cover with clingfilm and leave for 1 minute until the water has been absorbed.
2. Heat a non-stick pan, add the spring onions, red pepper and chilli and dry-fry until lightly coloured, seasoning with black pepper.
3. Remove the pan from the heat and spoon into a mixing bowl. Add the couscous, tomatoes and cucumber and mix well. Season with salt and black pepper and a little lemon juice.
4. Pile into a serving dish and serve either warm or cold garnished with fresh basil leaves.

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