Giant Couscous Salad With Charred Veg and Coriander Pesto

This giant couscous salad is a celebration of colour, texture, and bold, punchy flavour. Seasonal roasted veggies with a zippy pesto dressing tie everything together with a bright, herby kick. Hearty yet light, it’s the kind of salad that works warm or cold. Perfect for lunchboxes, barbecues, or easy midweek meals.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a bowl, toss the beetroot, onions and peppers together with the 1 tbsp of the oil, then spread out on a large roasting tray lined with baking paper and roast for 35 mins. Scatter over the cherry tomatoes, then return to the oven for 10 mins more until the tomatoes have softened and the vegetables are tender.

Step 2

Meanwhile, cook the giant couscous following pack instructions, then rinse and drain.

Step 3

To make the pesto, put the coriander and half the parsley in a bowl with the garlic, chilli, cumin, vinegar, remaining oil and half of the pine nuts. Add about **2 tbsp water (if cooking for 4), then blitz with a hand blender until smooth or use a small food processor.

Step 4

Toss the roasted veg and chopped parsley through the couscous and pile on the pesto, then scatter with the remaining pine nuts.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 2 Pepper, Green, Red or Yellow - deseeded and cubed 1x Sainsbury's Sweet Peppers (Colours may vary) x3
  • 15g Fresh Coriander, roughly chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Bunch Coriander 30g
  • 1 Garlic Clove, peeled and grated 1x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 320g Raw Beetroot, peeled and chopped 1x Sainsbury's Bunched Beetroot 500g
  • 0.5 tsp Ground Cumin 1x Sainsbury's Ground Cumin 43g
  • 1tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar, or white wine vinegar 1x Sainsbury's Cider Vinegar 500ml
  • 300g Cherry Tomatoes 1x Sainsbury's Baby Plum Tomatoes 325g
  • 2 Red Onions, cut into wedges 1x Sainsbury's Red Onions x3
  • 1 Green Chilli, deseeded 1x Sainsbury's Green Chillies 65g
  • 15g Flat Leaf Parsley, roughly chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
  • 40g Pine Nuts, lightly toasted 1x Sainsbury's Pine Nuts 100g
  • 2tbsp Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
  • 200g Wholewheat Giant Couscous 1x Sainsbury's Fluffy & Nutty Wholewheat Cous Cous 300g
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