Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Colorful Couscous Salad with Vegan Tuna


Couscous is nutritious, low in fat and cheap, and can be cooked in many ways.
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups organic couscous
3 cups water
1/2 red capsicum, diced
1/2 green capsicum, diced
1/2 cup chopped red cabbage
1 small bunch fresh dill, chopped
1/2 package (150g) vegan tuna*
1 medium cucumber, diced
1 tomato, diced
1 avocado, diced
15 pitted black olives, diced
1/2 cup currants (optional)

Dressing:
6 Tbsp lemon juice
5 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp curry powder
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions:
Bring 3 cups of water and 1 Tbsp oil to a boil. Then stir in couscous. Cover and remove from heat. Allow all liquid to absorb (usually about 6 minutes) then fluff with fork.

Mix the dressing ingredients well. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir to combine. Serve right away or chill first.

* Vegan tuna is available at One World Cuisine.