Chickpea couscous salad

Name: Chickpea couscous salad
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 400 gram can chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 1 yellow capsicum, diced; 1/4 cup sunflower seeds; 3/4 cup sultanas; 1 tablespoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon tumeric; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 shredded lettuce; 1 cup cous cous (dry measurement)

Gemma Alliston

February 8, 2012

easyTime:< 30 mins

I love this dish because the reddish brown of the chickpeas and cous cous reminds me of the dusty, red Aussie earth than can be found in the NT, whilst the green of the lettuce reminds me of the green farmers' paddocks that can be found across Vic and NSW.

Ingredients

400 gram can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 yellow capsicum, diced
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
3/4 cup sultanas
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon tumeric
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 shredded lettuce
1 cup cous cous (dry measurement)

Method

Prepare cous cous according to packet directions. Allow cous cous to cool. Add spices to cous cous and mix well. Add chickpeas, sultanas, capsicum, and sunflower seeds and mix gently.

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