Couscous salad with tuna
This easy tuna couscous salad with cherry tomatoes, cucumber and fresh herbs is perfect for a healthy lunch.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 tsp chicken stock or 1 cube
- 425 g can tuna in oil drained and flaked up with a fork
- 2 spring onions trimmed and finely chopped
- 1 punnet mixed colour cherry tomatoes
- 1 cucumber
- 1 small bunch fresh dill leaves picked and finely chopped
- 1 small bunch corriander trimmed and finely chopped
Instructions
- For the dressing place the olive oil, mustard, lemon zest and juice in a salad dressing shaker or jar along with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Shake well and set aside until needed.
- Blanch peas in boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain and refresh under cold water. Set aside.
- Place couscous in a heatproof bowl with chicken stock, 1tsp salt and 1tbsp of olive oil. Pour over 1 cup of boiling water and cover with cling wrap or a large plate. Leave to rest for 4-5 minutes then fluff up with a fork.
- Add the flaked tuna, spring onion, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, dill and coriander.
- Pour over the dressing and gently mix all together until combined and the couscous has soaked up the lovely dressing.