Couscous salad with grilled tomatoes and sweetcorn
Ingredients
for 6 person
2 | corn cobs |
200 g | Pearl couscous |
salted water, boiling |
350 g | vine-ripened cherry tomatoes |
2 tbsp | olive oil |
½ tsp | salt |
2 | organic lemons, cut in half |
5 tbsp | olive oil |
2 tsp | dried rosemary |
1 tsp | garlic powder |
¾ tsp | salt |
a little | pepper |
250 g | mini cucumbers, sliced |
½ bunch | peppermint, torn into pieces |
½ bunch | dill, torn into pieces |
How it's done
To cook the couscous
Remove the leaves and fibres from the corn cobs. Cook the couscous and corn cobs in boiling salted water for approx. 8 mins., rinse with cold water, drain. Empty the couscous into a bowl.
Charcoal/gas/electric grill
Brush the corn cobs and tomatoes with the oil, season with salt. With the lid down, grill the tomatoes in a grill tray along with the corn cobs and lemon halves over/on a medium heat (approx. 200°C) for approx. 15 mins. all over. Remove the vegetables from the grill.
Dressing
Squeeze the juice from the grilled lemons, mix with the oil, rosemary and garlic in a bowl, season.
Salad
Remove the corn kernels from the cobs using a knife. Mix the dressing into the couscous, mix in the sweetcorn with the grilled tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs.
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