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Ingredients
Dressing
- 120 g olive oil
- 80 g lemon juice (approx. 2-3 lemons)
- 2 - 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp fresh oregano, leaves only, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh basil, leaves only, roughly torn
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 tsp honey
Salad
- 1000 g water
- 300 g pumpkin, cut into cubes (1 cm)
- 150 g fresh green beans, trimmed
- 120 g couscous, well-rinsed and drained (see Tips)
- 150 g fresh baby spinach leaves
- 400 g canned chickpeas, or canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained (approx. 250 g after draining)
- 40 g roasted pine nuts, or cashews
- 250 g cherry tomatoes (1 punnet), cut into halves
- 2 - 3 sprigs fresh basil, or fresh coriander, leaves only, roughly chopped
- 1 - 2 spring onions/shallots, trimmed and cut into slices
- 1 tbsp pitted black olives, cut into slices
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, cut into pieces (1 cm)
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1146.3 kJ / 272.9 kcal
- Protein
- 7.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 20.8 g
- Fat
- 16.3 g
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 7.3 g
- Sodium
- 166.2 mg
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