Giant Couscous Salad with Charred Veg and Coriander Pesto

    25m prep time
    75m total time
    Easy level
    13 ingredients

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