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Fast and easy family recipes: Chickpea couscous salad recipe

This zesty, easy to make salad recipe combines chick peas, dried fruit, thyme and couscous with Edam cheese on a bed of watercress.

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Serves 4

INGREDIENTS:

20 oz. canned chickpeas, drained

8 oz. mixed dried fruit, coarsely chopped (apricots and golden raisins)

2 large cloves elephant garlic, crushed

4 tbsp. lime juice

4 sprigs fresh thyme, finely chopped

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cayenne pepper

14 oz. precooked tender couscous, drained

4 oz. Edam cheese, cubed

1 bunch watercress, shredded

1 tbsp. sunflower oil

1 tbsp. lime juice

8 red lettuce leaves

METHOD:

Combine watercress, sunflower oil, lime juice and red lettuce leaves. Arrange red lettuce salad on a salad platter.

Combine chickpeas, dried fruit, elephant garlic, lime juice, thyme, salt, cayenne pepper, couscous and Edam cheese cubes. Mix well.

Spoon chickpea mixture onto lettuce salad. Chill for 1/2 hour and serve cold with soft buttered rolls.



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