Monday Salad: Cous Cous, Feta and Spinach Salad

Cous Cous, Feta and Spinach Salad

There is a vegetarian version and a non vegetarian version, both are really simple, delicious and super healthy. Cous Cous is so easy to make and it tastes yummm

Ingredients:

2 cups Couscous

Vegetable or Chicken Stock

400 gm Spinach

100 gm Feta Cheese

Half of a small onion, chopped

1 clove Garlic chopped fine

1 tsp Olice Oil

1 tsp Butter

4 - 6 Prawns (for the non veggies)

Fresh Oregano (if you can't find fresh, then take dried)

Pomegranate seeds to garnish

Juice of half a lime

1/4 tsp red chili powder 

Vegetarian Option

Step 1) Take your Couscous, put it in a bowl and pour hot Vegetable stock on it with 1/2 a tsp of salt and cover and keep aside for 5 minutes (You will have these instructions on your packet that you buy)
Step 2) Take spinach, boil it, drain the water and chop it. (By the way that spinach water is also healthy and can be used as a base for a soup or a bhaji)
Step 3) Take 1 tsp olive oil and 1 tsp butter, saute some onions, garlic (optional) and put in your spinach, put salt, pepper and fresh (or dried) oregano and mix this into the cous cous and crumble feta cheese on top

Step 4) Mix this into the couscous and crumble feta cheese on top

Step 5) Squeeze some lemon juice and top with some red chili powder and fresh Pomegranate seeds

Non- Vegetarian Option

Step 1) Take your Couscous, put it in a bowl and pour hot Chicken stock on it with 1/2 tsp of salt and cover and keep aside for 5 minutes (You will have these instructions on your packet that you buy)

Step 2) Take spinach, boil it, drain the water and chop it. (By the way that spinach water is also healthy and can be used as a base for a soup or a bhaji)

Step 3) Take 1 tsp olive oil and 1 tsp butter, saute some onions, garlic (optional), put the prawns in till they are cooked put in your chopped spinach, put salt, pepper and fresh (or dried) oregano and Keep aside to cool

Step 4) Mix this into the couscous and crumble feta cheese on top

Step 5) Squeeze some lemon juice and top with some red chili powder and fresh Pomegranate seeds