Spicy turkey couscous salad
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Give your usual Christmas turkey dishes a spicy kick with this delicious couscous recipe
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Serves: 4
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Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
- 175g (6oz) couscous
- 450ml (¾ pint) vegetable stock
- 1 x 150g pack turkey rashers
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tbsp hot curry powder
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- Half a cucumber, diced
- 50g (2oz) sultanas
- 1 small red onion, finely diced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp chopped mint
Method
- Put the couscous into a bowl; pour over the hot stock and leave to soak for about 15 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.
- Roughly chop the turkey rashers, put into a frying pan with the oil and garlic and stir-fry together for 3 minutes. Add all the spices and cook for a further minute, add to the couscous, mix well and allow to cool.
- Stir the tomatoes, cucumber and sultanas into the salad, add the lemon juice and mint and stir again. Season if needed and refrigerate until required. Garnish with extra mint if wished.
By Andrea Mann
Nutritional information per portion
- Calories 192(kcal)
- Fat 6.4g
This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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