Couscous And Chickpea Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 225 g couscous
• 1 (440 g) can chickpeas
• 6 -8 spring onions
• 6 -8 sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
• 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon clear honey
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 75 ml olive oil

Recipe

• 1 bring to the boil 400 ml of water the salt and 1 tbsp of olive oil. stir in the couscous and take off the heat cover with the lid and leave for at least 5 minutes.
• 2 prepar the dressing by combing the zest and juice of the lemon with the rest of the ingredients,mixing well and making sure all the honey has dissolved.
• 3 fork through the couscous turn out into a large mixing bowl. add the dressing and allow to cool to room temperature.
• 4 drain and rinse the chickpeas.trim the spring onions then chop all the white and some of the green .chop the sun dried tomatoes,mint and parsley . mix these all into the couscous and serve.